For some reason, we tend to think we should start a new day with a serious post to show that we’re serious about p...
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The Gordon Setter’s First Name
The first nine breeds added to the AKC were all “bird dogs,” or gun dogs trained to retrieve birds. These br...
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The Kooikerhondje’s Earrings
The Kooikerhondje does not hunt ducks. Not exactly. His job is to lure ducks into a decoy by calmly moving between deco...
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What the Heck is “Bondi Art?”
“Bondi art” is a term that pops up fairly frequently when exploring “doggie graffiti.” What is &...
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The Dog “Whose Face Glows like a God”
“The Pharaoh Hound is the only breed that blushes – or needs to. Pharaoh Hounds have filthy minds.” ...
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Leaving Money to the Dog
Over a quarter of Americans include animals in their wills, the average bequest being roughly $25,000. Everyone remember...
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The First Non-Terrier to Win Best in Show at Westminster
With Westminster coming up, here’s an interesting factoid: The first non-terrier to win Best in Show at Westminste...
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“Love Him Like You Love Yourself”
These photos were from a 2013 ad campaign for Biocanina Pet Care products called, “Love him like you love yourself...
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A Vanished Breed Lives on in Others
It’s the breed William Shakespeare referred to in Macbeth, and he described it as a curly-haired version of the Sp...
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Knuckling Over
Indulge us for a moment. Stand up, place the knuckles of your hands on a table and push down on them. Hold your wrists s...
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He Earned an Academy Award Honorary Oscar
We always urge prospective owners do their homework before acquiring a dog for themselves, but movies can still make us ...
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South Korea’s 53rd Natural Treasure
The Jindo Dog, named for the coastal island to which it is native, was designated by the Government of South Korea in 19...
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When Nearly 75% of This Breed Was Decimated
During the 1800s in Iceland, Icelandic Sheepdogs were very nearly lost as a breed more than once. When a tapeworm infest...
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The Oldest True Molosser?
Given the depth of antiquity behind many of our breeds, it’s “saying something” when many cynologists ...
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The Boot That Honors a Breed
In 1950, the Red Wing Shoe Company introduced Style #854, the first of many boots that would come to be known as the ...
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Ray Coppinger: Livestock Guardian Dogs in the US
Nearly six months ago (August, 2017), the dog community and agriculture/ranching world lost an important figure in our...
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No Place for a Sissy Dog
What the Mulga Snake, Eastern brown, Western brown, Mainland Tiger, Inland Taipan, Coastal Taipan, Lowlands Copperhead,...
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Ye Ancient Mastiff
Many cynologists believe that the origins of the Mastiff’s name are in the Latin word, “mansuetus,” meaning &#...
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The “Alaskan Rottweiler” (also known as “buyer beware”)
True story. A couple of years ago, we met a chap who was snuggling his new puppy with obvious affection. When we asked a...
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