This past summer (2017), artist, Pierre Huyghe, cut up the concrete floor of a disused and decaying ice rink. It was par...
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Repeat After Us: It’s the Brittany. Period.
Are you still calling the breed the Brittany Spaniel? Stop that. Originally, the AKC did recognize the breed as the Brit...
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The Bichon Frise’s Name
We know the breed simply as the “Bichon,” and some have suggested that its name may have been the result of...
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Maine’s State Dog. Almost.
Maryland is one of only two states other than Maine with an official cat—the calico. Maine’s state cat is, not s...
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Hungary’s Ancient “Gift of Kings”
Owned by Hungarian noblemen wanting a “walking gentleman’s shooting dog,” the Vizsla is one of the sma...
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A Dalmatian Who Made a Difference
A house across the street from a school was on fire. Firefighters were on the scene, but the house was burning so badly ...
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The Dog’s Version of the Fingerprint
Dog paw pads don’t have the same kind of ridge pattern that human fingertips do, but their noses do, and each dog ...
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Mancs, an Extraordinary German Shepherd Dog
“Mancs,” was a German Shepherd Dog who worked as a Search and Rescue Dog in Miskolc, Hungary. “Mancs&#...
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Dogs at Work: Win/Win
Tomorrow is a travel day for us as we head to Orlando and the AKC National Championships. It won’t “feelR...
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How the Shepherd Got His Puli
We love the folk tales that surround some of our purebred dogs: Noah’s Ark and the Afghan Hound; the Pembroke Corg...
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Love a Kong? Thank a GSD
It seems a little thing to give in return for service to one’s country, but military dogs are rewarded for their h...
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One of the AKC’s Newest FSS Breeds
It’s not often that mixed breed dogs lead to an awareness of a primitive breed, but such has been the case with t...
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What’s Wrong With This Tibetan Spaniel?
The short answer is that there’s nothing wrong with the Tibetan Spaniel in the picture at the left because it̵...
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How Pluto SHOULD Be Named
“To boldly go where no man has gone before.” In addition to being a split infinitive, this famous line heral...
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Dogs in Stockings
Dogs in stockings was an “unusual” craze that started in China back in 2013. Dog owners posted gag pictures ...
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The Ballerina’s Point of Balance
If you are a dancer, or a person involved in the world of ballet, you’ll know about Pointe Magazine, an internatio...
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Asian Fusion
A couple of years ago, Asian Fusion Grooming was the rage among Shih Tzu, Poodles, Maltese, Schnauzer, and Yorkie owne...
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Canis Familiaris Pastoralis Villosus Hungaricus
Canis familiaris pastoralis villosus hungaricus – the Komondor. Not as much is known about the historical backgrou...
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