He was considered by many to be the premier poet of the 18th century, and phrases that Alexander Pope wrote are still ...
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A Catahoula By Any Other Name
The word Catahoula is of Choctaw Indian origin and is translated into English as “sacred lake.” Just as the ...
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Freudian Whippets
Madonna, Courtney Love, and Kate Moss are among her clientele, and they, in turn, admire the designers’s unconvent...
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The Corgi’s Name
It’s believed by many that the name, “Corgi,” originated from the Welsh word for “dwarf” (...
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Blending (Calling All Groomers)
“Blending” isn’t just important for make-up and a good cocktail, it’s the sign of a good groomer...
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What Would E.B. White Say?
Who among us don’t know (and love) the book, “Charlotte’s Web?” It was written by E. B. White...
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Old Spice. He’s a Dog
Just to be clear, we find these ads, we don’t create them, and we only watched this one for the dog. The ad create...
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Lost in Translation
After WWII, the loss of many Czechoslovakian hunting dogs coupled with a change in the way people hunted lead to the cre...
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The Royal Dog Lover
Anyone else with her collection of dogs might be considered a “collector” today because at various times, an...
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Can You Guess the Breed by Gait?
We revel in the diversity of our dog breeds and think it’s important to mention that the richness of that diversit...
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For When Your Chihuahua does Something. Anything.
Beware of a cocktail named after a small dog. On the other hand, the use of fruit makes this a “health drink,̶...
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A Controversial Breed
The Africanis would not be the first breed to be dismissed as as a common mutt, and in truth, the proverbial jury is sti...
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Inside Baseball (and Your Dog’s Front End)
“Inside baseball,” a pretty old term, has its roots in a particular style of play in the game of baseball in...
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The “Short-Haired Skye Terrier”
The Cairn Terrier’s original name was the Short-haired Skye terrier, Cairn being the Scottish word for a formation...
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Catch Dogs
Students of purebred dogs will sometimes hear the phrase, “catch dog,” or come across it in a breed descript...
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Bob, the Australian Cattle Dog
Unlike the incredibly talented dog appearing with Aaron Rodgers in the State Farm commercials, “Bob” was a f...
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Two Corgis – Two Breeds
Though they share the word, “Corgi” in their names, the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi a...
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The Other Meaning of “Broken Coat”
Occasionally, you may hear reference to a dog (usually a terrier) having a “broken coat.” Back in the day, s...
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Piebald Dachshunds
The Dachshund in the painting at the left is described as a “piebald,” which, as you can see, is a pattern w...
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Emperor Maximilian Knew This Breed
If you lived in the Alps around in the Middle Ages, you would’ve have known the Tyroler Bracke. These dogs were ...
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