Portuguese Water Dogs are one of Europe’s oldest breeds. In Southern Portugal in an area called “Algarve,&...
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The Ancient Elkhound
The place – a cave, actually – served as a shelter for around 25 people some years ago. They lived an agricu...
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Minneapolis/St. Paul’s First Police Dog
He was the first police dog to be used to effect in Minneapolis/St. Paul between 1967 and 1972, and his impact on law en...
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Beagle Packs – They Still Exist!
Portraits of Beagles are surprisingly rare in the nineteenth century, possibly because by then, Foxhounds had become mor...
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A Border Collie named Yam + Kickstarter + Beer
We have a bit of experience with crowdsourcing, and in particular, the Kickstarter platform that helped National Purebr...
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Meet One of the Rarest Breeds in the World
You just never know where a purebred dog will show up. Who would have guessed that ancient English Bulldogs were brought...
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Ringo Starr: Purebred Dog Owner
If you’re of a certain age, brace yourself. Beatles’ drummer, Ringo Starr, turned 77 years old over this pa...
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The Only Dog Recognized by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots’ Association
When Callie racked up more than 250 flying hours in a six seater Cessna light aircraft, she was given her own crew card,...
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Beagle Power in Cartoon Land
While most of us would probably guess that Peanuts was the world’s most widely syndicated comic strip, it’s actu...
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“Terrier(s) of Wales”
Two different terriers have been identified as the “Terrier of Wales,” and it will come as no surprise that ...
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The Difference that Inches can Make
There are better examples on the Internet of what dogs see based on their size, but none for which we have permission, s...
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“Cloned Dogs (Boxers) with Water Bottles”
We confess that at first, we didn’t “get it.” Then we figured, “Eh,” we didn’t need ...
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The Thuringian Shepherd – In a Breed You Love
The Thuringian Shepherd was first exhibited at a show in Hanover, Germany in 1882 – a year that marked the beginning ...
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Hollywood’s Top Dog
One day in 2002, animal trainer, Omar von Muller, got a call from a friend about a dog about to be surrendered to a pou...
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The Reverend and the Setter
The Reverend Noble Houston, while a man of the cloth, was by most standards, a colorful character. An army chaplain in t...
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White House Iggies
We’re all familiar with the Portuguese Water Dogs, Scottish Terriers, and English Springer Spaniels that have live...
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The “King of Scandinavian Humor’s” Basset Hound Sidekick
In light of a recent post about Kodiak, the acting Newfoundland, we thought we’d share another celebrity, albeit a...
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Kodiak, a Newfoundland Movie Star
So yes, it was the 80s, and we were presumably less enlightened about dogs than we are now. Still, it rankles us that th...
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The Pioneer Dog of America
Early in the summer of 2017, the Mountain Cur was added to the AKC’s Foundation Stock Service, but while the breed...
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The “Herding” Mountain Breed
Sennenhund! No, it’s not the response to a sneeze. “Sennenhund breeds” is German for mountain breeds. ...
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