As “fluffly” as a Leonberger may appear to some, the breed actually has a water resistant coat as required b...
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Will the Philippines Get Their Own Official Breed?
Most countries in the world have a dog breed considered to be indigenous, many of them officially recognized by establis...
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Jingle Trucks and Gull Terriers
You see hear them before you see them. And they are an astonishing sight. Commercial trucks so heavily decorated with be...
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Diamonds, Dobermans & the Pink Panther: The Connection?
Scroll down to the video that will get you in the mood for this post, and we promise, we eventually make a dog connectio...
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Wackeldackel!
The Wackeldackel. Literally translated to “wobbling dachshund” in English, Americans would know it better as the D...
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Mayor Herb and Sadie
When Mayor Herb Drinkwater passed away in 1997 at the young age of 61, he left behind a legacy of which any civic leader...
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The Dreaded “Finer than Frog Hair”
The “ear action” of a dog moving his or her ears around as if they’re picking up a satellite signal is...
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“Every Breath You Take”
A tune to get us in the mood: ...
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Ground/Ramp/Table
The terms, “table breed” and “ramp breed” are self apparent terms in the world of dog shows: &nb...
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Only Breed Standard With This Word
When one investigates which felines are regarded as “big cats,” the jaguar appears on the list along with th...
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Full Circle for the Appenzeller
When the first International dog show was held in Winterthur in the Swiss canton of Zurich in 1898, eight of the dogs th...
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Mistaken Identity
It is the fortunate owner who has fallen in love with a breed never mistaken for something else, but others aren’t...
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Sharing the Song of Their People
Like our readers, we are endlessly curious about our dog breeds, and that makes us perpetual students. It’s prob...
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Your Mileage May Vary
The American Kennel Club recognizes 202 dog breeds at the time of this writing, and to be honest, it’s a little su...
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The Brazilian Alarm System
The history of dog breeds is replete with examples of different breeds that work together toward a common goal. In Tibet...
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When Black isn’t Black
It is Boxing Day* in some parts of the world as we write, but for some people, every day is “Boxer Day.” A n...
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The Missing Word
If you check various Doberman Pinscher breed standards from across the world, you’ll notice that something is mi...
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The “Real” Santa Claus
You would be forgiven for never having heard of Haddon Sundblom, but we guarantee that you know his work. Haddon was bor...
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