Samoyeds were brought out of Siberia at the end of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century to pull sledg...
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Long Boys & Go-Withs, Huggers & Hangers, Squeakers and Nodders?
Long boys and go-withs, huggers and hangers, squeakers and nodders, carriers and swingers – these all refer to sal...
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The Bela Lugosi of Cartoonists – and a Huge Dog Lover
We are unabashed fans of the cartoonist Charles Addams whose recurring characters became known as The Addams Family. Add...
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The Only Breed That Can Live to Bark About It
The Rhodesian Ridgeback is the only breed of dog in the world that can keep a lion at bay for a hunter to dispatch ̵...
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A “Chill” Pharaoh Hound Becomes Art
Pharaoh Hound fans might already know about “Rufus,” the unwitting model whose mistress (Sara Rehnmark: Dog ...
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And the Most Popular Breed Name Is…..
The most popular name for the Irish Wolfhound is “Finnegan,” followed by “Jameson” and “Dublin,” according t...
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How Eisenhower Got His Scottie
History describes Kay Summersby as a leggy beauty of English-Irish descent who in 1941 became an MTC (Mechanized Transpo...
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The Berner’s Beloved Chest Marking
The white marking we so love on the chest of Bernese Mountain Dogs typically forms an upside-down cross. It’s call...
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Staffordshire Spaniels
While the statuettes seen here may not look like any spaniel you know, Staffordshire Spaniels are hot hot hot among coll...
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Austria’s High Altitude Hound
Meet the Tyroler Bracke (or hound), an ancient breed developed to hunt in the high altitudes of Austria’s mountain...
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“Faithful as a Fila”
The Fila Brasileiro, a rare molosser breed, is the National dog of Brazil. Its legendary loyalty is expressed in a Brazi...
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A Newfoundland’s Role in the Flying Dutchman Opera
Richard Wilhelm Wagner, famed conductor and composer, was a sucker for animals, and had a particular weak spot for dogs....
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It’s Morphology, Folks
Land retrievers are more mastiff-like. They’re required to be tough dogs that can handle frigid water and plow thr...
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The Sealy’s “Country House”
The Sealyham mansion (we love how it was once referred to as the “country house” by the family) was once the...
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Lassie and Rin Tin Tin? NOT the First Dog Film Stars
We all know Rin Tin Tin and Lassie, but the very first dog “action hero” was actually another Collie who app...
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Big for His Inches
Some of us may regard the Beagle as the ubiquitous dog, but a sound Beagle, in our view, is is an elegantly designed &#...
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How the Bulldog Became a Mack Truck Mascot
The Bulldog has been the corporate symbol of Mack Trucks since 1932, but what were the circumstances? The Bulldog...
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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You
Put your dogs out of the room and check out the video below. It’s 39 seconds long, but five seconds will do you. J...
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Coco Chanel Made it Fashionable
“Youngsters” may recognize the name, “Chanel” only as a perfume, but Coco Chanel was much more t...
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The Catahoula’s Name
They are Native American people who originally occupied the part of the United States we now call Louisiana, Florida, Mi...
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