There's an old adage that is attributed to the English. It says, "A lean dog runs a long race." Today, the phrase is con...
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A Battered Old Bum – A Gentleman’s Chum
Our post title comes from a bit of doggerel from the 19th century: "A battered old bum/And made him a dog for a gentlema...
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Space Dog, the Chow Chow
We promise you a dog, and because we talk about the moon, some of you might think we'll mention the Perro Sin Pelo del P...
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A “Jack of All Trades” – and Oh, that Head!
An important aspect to the puppy whose photo is inside the post is a hallmark of his breed, and when he is all grown up,...
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The Big Foot of Dogs
We have a little fun with you even as we mention that "big" and "feet" are words that appear in the same AKC standards o...
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Corded within a Border
When asked to name all the corded dog breeds, some of you might leave one off because that breed doesn't always come imm...
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The Longer the Better?
Know your breed's standard. Find out what the appropriate neck length is, and then start investigating why that particul...
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Andy to the Rescue!
The artwork and storytelling today are dramatically different from the old-fashioned style of the previous seven decades...
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Got Curly?
Most of you know that the Curly is so much more than its coat, but taking the path of least resistance is a good way to ...
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Hunting Terms: Divided by a Common Language
How confusing this must be to a dog. One moment, the dog is asked to retrieve a runner (a bird that is lightly wounded...
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Barking Treasures
But why collect anything when without even trying, dog owners seem have leashes and collars that reproduce and multiply ...
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Only One Breed Standard….
The word, "coarse" appears often in many AKC breed standards. "How many times does it actually appear," you ask? ...
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Estonia’s Only Official Breed
Credited with laying the foundation for the breed, dog expert, Sergey Smelkov, led a two-decade effort to develop the br...
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Who Was That Masked Bandit?
It took us a long time to find a photo of a Leonberger without a discernible mask. The best we could do is a photo of ...
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Les Merveilleux Quatre Yeux!
From the horse world to the dog world, there are many names given to the markings on the animals we love, and a few of t...
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Happy Almost Strawberry Day!
We unapologetically drag you through the three paragraphs having to do with language and food to get to a breed develope...
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To Stay Closer to the Gods
A secluded mountain top spot is found so that the dog is closer to the gods, and to keep people from treading over his o...
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Her Friends were Briards – and the Beatles
Cilla ended up marrying her sweetheart, Bobby, and together they had three sons. Our interest in Cilla isn't just in t...
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Big Head Todd*
A bit clarification may be helpful here to make visual imagery easier, and to that end, we share the words, proportion a...
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Is There a Problem Here?
We find this aspect of the breed to be worth pointing out because a part of the breed standard calls for the Brittany's ...
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