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Read MoreThe Original “Asta,” Not a Fox Terrier
He was a debonair and savvy, a “gumshoe” who “married up” when he tied the knot with beautiful a...
Read MoreWhat Breed Are These Babies?
The words in the pictures will tip you off as to the breed of these puppies, but we thought this was well worth sharing ...
Read MoreMove Over, Maddie
We love “Maddie.” We do! We love her for her unflappable demeanor while balancing on a basketball hoop, wear...
Read MoreThe First Record of an Organized Breeding Program in Europe
Sometime between 750 and 900, the monks of Saint Hubert, the patron saint of hounds and the hunt, began a regimented bre...
Read MoreThe Ibizan with a Pink Leg
This past summer (2017), artist, Pierre Huyghe, cut up the concrete floor of a disused and decaying ice rink. It was par...
Read MoreRepeat After Us: It’s the Brittany. Period.
Are you still calling the breed the Brittany Spaniel? Stop that. Originally, the AKC did recognize the breed as the Brit...
Read MoreThe Bichon Frise’s Name
We know the breed simply as the “Bichon,” and some have suggested that its name may have been the result of...
Read MoreMaine’s State Dog. Almost.
Maryland is one of only two states other than Maine with an official cat—the calico. Maine’s state cat is, not s...
Read MoreHungary’s Ancient “Gift of Kings”
Owned by Hungarian noblemen wanting a “walking gentleman’s shooting dog,” the Vizsla is one of the sma...
Read MoreA Dalmatian Who Made a Difference
A house across the street from a school was on fire. Firefighters were on the scene, but the house was burning so badly ...
Read MoreThe Dog’s Version of the Fingerprint
Dog paw pads don’t have the same kind of ridge pattern that human fingertips do, but their noses do, and each dog ...
Read MoreMancs, an Extraordinary German Shepherd Dog
“Mancs,” was a German Shepherd Dog who worked as a Search and Rescue Dog in Miskolc, Hungary. “Mancs...
Read MoreDogs at Work: Win/Win
Tomorrow is a travel day for us as we head to Orlando and the AKC National Championships. It won’t “feelR...
Read MoreHow the Shepherd Got His Puli
We love the folk tales that surround some of our purebred dogs: Noah’s Ark and the Afghan Hound; the Pembroke Corg...
Read MoreLove a Kong? Thank a GSD
It seems a little thing to give in return for service to one’s country, but military dogs are rewarded for their h...
Read MoreOne of the AKC’s Newest FSS Breeds
It’s not often that mixed breed dogs lead to an awareness of a primitive breed, but such has been the case with t...
Read MoreWhat’s Wrong With This Tibetan Spaniel?
The short answer is that there’s nothing wrong with the Tibetan Spaniel in the picture at the left because it̵...
Read MoreHow Pluto SHOULD Be Named
“To boldly go where no man has gone before.” In addition to being a split infinitive, this famous line heral...
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