Back in the day, the line, “It’s good to be King,” from the Mel Brook’s movie, History of the Wo...
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Predictability of Purebred Dogs: Instinct, not Taught
It gives us goosebumps every time we read the story of “Boo,” a Newfoundland who was awarded a medal for his...
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Which Best in Show Character Do You Most Resemble?
With the AKC National Championship behind us, and Westminster on the horizon, the dog show season is getting interesting...
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First European Gun Dog Recognized in the US?
Do enough research and one is bound to run into differences of opinion. While it’s generally agreed upon that gun ...
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A Gutsy Pyr Shep
Pyrenean Shepherds (or Pyr Sheps) have been herding livestock in the mountainous Pyrenees region of France and Spain for...
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The Pioneer Woman’s Basset Hound “Thing”
If you are a Food Network fan, you’re probably familiar with Ree Drummond, the host of the hit show, The Pionee...
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The Cat Who Sang about a Dachshund
When Steven Demetre Georgiou was a child, he found a Dachshund tied to a post. Though he searched for the dog’s ow...
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Repurposed Otterhounds
For the naysayers who shrug and say that purebred dogs have gone past their “sell by date” because many of ...
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Death Row’s Only Companion
Philip Howard was a man-about-town in 16th century England. A conversion to Catholicism in the midst of Elizabethan Engl...
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“Gladiator of the Canine Race”
Not every Bull Terrier standard includes the wording, “Gladiator of the Canine Race,” but the Canadian stand...
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The Red “Setting”Spaniel
The Spaniel family is very old, and the fact that it has within it some of Europe’s oldest gundogs may surprise people...
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Ruh Roh, It’s Astro!
Like another cartoon character, “Scooby Doo,” “Astro,” of the animated series, “The Jetson...
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National Dog of Slovakia
Earlier, we shared a wonderful photograph of seven Weimaraners and one other breed, and challenged you to name the eight...
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The Breed That’s an Adjective and a Noun
Historically, the name “Cane Corso” is as much an adjective as it is a noun. “Cane,” in Italian, means d...
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Harbourside Park’s Nod to Two Historic Breeds
You’ll have to visit Canada to see these striking statues of a Newfoundland and Labrador Retriever in person. Dog ...
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Sighthound of the Maghreb
Cynologists believe that numerically, “desert dogs” are the largest group of dogs in the world, but because ...
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The Oldest British Native Dog Breed?
There are several breeds that can reasonably make a claim to being the oldest native dog breed of Britain, but according...
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The Chihuahua “Noggin”
Occasionally, we draw upon the rich pool of knowledge that NPDD readers have, and in that light, we ask our Chihuahua fr...
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Frenchie Sleigh Ride
Around the holidays, videos of our long suffering purebred dogs show up everywhere. What can we say. They’re cute!...
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Until 1999 in the UK, American Cocker Spaniel –> Rare Breed
The first American Cocker Spaniel to be registered with the United Kingdom’s Kennel Club was a dog named Aramingo ...
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