The first Chihuahuas registered with the AKC around 1904 were all long coated Chihuahuas, a coat variety already well kn...
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The Miniature American Shepherd Takes Gold! Sort of
What’s better than the “home team” winning a gold medal at the Olympics? Having them appear on the cov...
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Your Bloodhound Ate WHAT?
As the story went, it was in the grooming area of a dog show that a Bloodhound snagged a can of soda off a table on his ...
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Prepare to be Dazzled by These Border Collies
In southwestern Ireland in County Kerry is the “Ring of Kerry,” a 111-mile circular route popular for day tr...
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Stock Number V8048 (or: If You Can’t Be Good, Be Lucky)
If you know how it feels to find money on the street with nary an owner in sight, you’re going to like this: As th...
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From the Leauvenaar Came Two Breeds
Some sources still suggest that the Schipperke is a spitz, but there is no doubt in the mind of the experts: The Schippe...
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The Favored Breed for Arson Dogs
If you were a bad guy making a Molotov cocktail, you’d have to wash your hands at least 17 times before a dog wouldn&#...
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Dog Parkour, and the Am Staf that Nailed It
Strictly speaking, the sport of “parkour” is the act of moving from point “a” to point “b” using the...
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The Irish Red and White Setter’s “Bloom”
Is the Irish Red and White Setter a red dog with white areas, or a white dog with red spots? The FCI, and the breed club...
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Our MOST Viewed Photograph
The photograph at the left is the most viewed “pin” on NPDD’s Pinterest page (clicked over 16,000 time...
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Lost or Confused. Who You Gonna Call?
The earliest known report of a Bloodhound’s trailing abilities comes from a philosopher, chemist, physicist and in...
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Billy Graham: Dogs and a Matter of Faith
Evangelist, Billy Graham, died yesterday at the age of 99, and whatever our backgrounds regarding faith, few can describ...
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The Belgian Malinois: A Trend
When 81 Navy SEALs descended on Osama Bin Laden’s compound on May 2, 2011, only one name of a member of SEAL Team Six ...
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We’re Aging. Who Isn’t?
It is a reality of the dog fancy that its demographics is “greying, so when a commercial like the one below comes ...
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The Breeds Owned by the British Rock Hudson
In 1958, he was the biggest draw at the British box office, attracting bigger audiences than Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatr...
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The Komondor’s Coat
The Komondor’s corded coat is multi-purposed. It helps the Komondor blend in with the flock, allows the do...
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The Ryan Family’s Scarteen Dogs
Sadly, the great hunger in Ireland of 1847 decimated the Kerry Beagle breed, and only the famous Scarteen dogs in the R...
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Sheepdog School
Comments made to the original posting of the video below on the Irish Post’s Facebook page led to a robust debate ...
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First Black, Then Blue
No other breed can lay claim to the same color as the Kerry Blue Terrier, and that makes its distinctive color the breed...
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Jump! (or: Meet the Chippiparai)
The Chippiparai of southern India is well known for its gentle temperament, hardiness, minimal feeding requirements, spe...
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