Comic Con is a thing. So is Cosplay. Scratching your head? When a group of devotees of science fiction, comic books, and...
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A “Real Man’s” Dogs
What do big and tough NFL players have as dogs? Check out the video below (and prepare to melt a little) Meet Ver...
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Mother Nature’s Masterpiece
Most of us associate Newfoundlands with being superb water dogs, and they are that, to be sure, but did you know that t...
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Braveheart’s English Springer
William Wallace (Braveheart) is said to have owned an English Springer Spaniel named “Merlin MacDonald” who ...
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2003’s Endangered Breed of the Year
Back in the day, today’s Standard Schnauzer and German Pinscher were originally called the Wire Haired and Smooth ...
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One of Dogdom’s Lesser Known Gems
There is no official record of the Estrela Mountain Dog outside of Portugal before 1972. The United Kingdom became the f...
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The Reasoning
Karl Louis Dobermann created the breed that took his name to be a personal body guard. As a tax collector, his was a da...
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A Famous Beagle at NASA
Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in NASA’s Apollo program, and the third intended to land on the moon. Two...
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The Upside of Monday
Yeah, it’s Monday, and Mondays are generally unappreciated by most of us. There is, however, a flip side. Accordin...
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Why We Share Art
Readers who’ve been following NPDD for even just a week will have noticed an emphasis on using artwork to accompan...
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“What Kind of Dog is That?”
“What kind of dog is that?” “That’s okay, we get that a lot.” What a marvelous way to gree...
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Pinball Wizard’s “B” Side
If you’re still struggling to wake up on this Sunday, we have the answer. It was the “B-side” of the W...
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Pack Hound, Portuguese Style
If you lived in Portugal in the 16th century, you referred to a dog that hunted in a pack as a “podengo,” or...
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Labrador Retrievers: Magicians of the Dog World
Tarot cards started out as a 15th century game, but sometime in the late 18th century, they began to be used for divin...
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Google: Dog Company
Every minute, two million searches are performed on Google. That’s 120 million searches every hour. Not bad for a ...
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Your Dog was Bred For a Purpose
Long before 20th-century modernist architects and industrial designers said that the shape of a building or object shoul...
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Kudos to Subaru
Kudos to Subaru of New England for posting a picture on their Facebook page that included a purebred Bulldog. We believe...
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Grafitti Poodle
The legendary street artist, Banksy, once said, “Dogs are the original graffiti artists.” Given that they’ve...
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Ready for Take-Off Ears
Purebred dogs are loved by the average guy and royalty, alike. Owners come from all walks of life, and are united in hav...
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Slobber Happens
Most dogs drool, even if you don’t always see it. They may do it when they’re really happy or excited, and ...
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