Watch the video below to “get in the mood:” You just saw the American actress, Gloria Swanson, perform what ...
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A Cautious Frysk with a Heart of Gold
They’ve been described as “uncouth,” sturdy and large, and sometimes pig-headed. Perspective, however,...
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The Poodle As Public Art
Back in 2013, the installation of a new piece of public art in Vancouver (Canada) caused a stir. The sculpture – of...
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Il Picoli Guardiani (the Little Guardian)
The Volpino Italiano was brought back from the brink of extinction in 1984, but if its name is new to you, it certainly...
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The Labrador Retriever, Pop Culture Icon
Labrador Retrievers have played a big part of pop culture, some dog have became icons in and of themselves. Just look at...
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Rottweil Metzgerhunds
Among the oldest of herding breeds is the Rottweiler (yes, you read that correctly), a breed with an ancestry that most ...
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Meet a Dog Argentino from the AKC National Championship 2017 (video)
National Purebred Dog Day teamed up with Laura Reeves of PureDogTalk to learn about the Dogo Argentino from an owner....
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The Walnut Picker: Not a Good Thing
Dog people can be so vivid in their descriptions. Case in point: When a dog’s breed standard calls for a medium br...
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How You Spell This Nickname Matters!
We started our trip to the 2017 AKC National Championship with a good deed: A Dachshund owner sitting next to us at the...
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70% of These Dogs are Labs
According to Guide Dogs for the Blind, 70 percent of their dogs are Labrador Retrievers because they have found them ...
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The Tasty Rat and the Dog That Hunted It
A full grown reed rat tips the scales at 20 pounds, and it’s never less than 20″ long. A third of this is a ...
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An LGD You Might Not Know
It’s not a breed of which many people are aware, let alone have seen, but the Tatra Mountain Dog (also known as th...
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The Canine Survivors of the Titanic
According to J. Joseph Edgette of Widener University, there were twelve confirmed dogs that sailed on the Titanic. Only ...
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The Widow’s Peak
When it comes to hair styles, people of a “certain age” will know immediately what a “D.A.” (or ...
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Expert Gearhead AND Purebred Dog Person
If you’re a serious “gearhead,” you might know of Jean Jennings, an automotive journalist for over th...
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The Dachshund Brain
We thought you’d want to know. From the genius of Terry Pond http://www.terrypond.com/ http://www.cafepress.com/te...
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The Original “Asta,” Not a Fox Terrier
He was a debonair and savvy, a “gumshoe” who “married up” when he tied the knot with beautiful a...
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What Breed Are These Babies?
The words in the pictures will tip you off as to the breed of these puppies, but we thought this was well worth sharing ...
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Move Over, Maddie
We love “Maddie.” We do! We love her for her unflappable demeanor while balancing on a basketball hoop, wear...
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The First Record of an Organized Breeding Program in Europe
Sometime between 750 and 900, the monks of Saint Hubert, the patron saint of hounds and the hunt, began a regimented bre...
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