The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier was once referred to as the “Type B,” or Short Legged Rat Terrier. Some independ...
Read MoreI’m a Little Teapot….
As we write, there are 121 days until Christmas, 122 days until Kwanza, and only 108 days until Chanukah, and it’s...
Read MoreIreland’s Only Scent Hound May Also Be It’s Oldest
The Kerry Beagle isn’t considered to be a Beagle, and it’s probably not even from County Kerry in Ireland. S...
Read More“I Had Me a Dog” (And it Was a Basenji)
Most people who went to see the movie, “Goodbye, My lady” in 1956 had never heard of a Basenji before. By t...
Read MoreA Breed You Need to Keep Active!
By request, we reprise a popular video of “Klaus,” a Weimaraner who ran alongside his mountain biking owner ...
Read MoreWhy Something Like a Nasal Bone Matters
Over 500 words are devoted to describing an ideal English Springer Spaniel head, and for good reason. The Springer is a ...
Read MoreBut Can It Hunt?
Compared to other breeds, the Wirehaired Vizsla is a “new kid” on the block, having been developed as rece...
Read MoreThe National Dog of Uruguay
The story of this handsome dog is a harrowing one, and it includes abandonment, near annihilation, and rediscovery ...
Read MoreA Cairn Terrier For the Woman He Loved
In the hours before his farewell speech to his nation in which Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to “marry...
Read MoreThe Saluki Pluck Test – Fact or Fiction?
The exquisite Saluki comes in twelve colors, five markings, and two coat types. A dominant gene produces a smooth coat, ...
Read MoreThink You Don’t Have an Eye for Type? You Might Be Wrong
Predictability in size, color and overall type is a hallmark of purebred dogs, and while everyone understands color an...
Read MoreSnipy – Do You Know What It Means in a Dog?
And then there are those words that sound like what they are: Snipy (or snipey) can refer to a head, but for this post, ...
Read MoreThe Hounds of the Lord
Gorgeous writing. The best writers don’t write a string of words so much as craft sentences charged with impress...
Read MoreIs This a Great Breed Standard, or What?
Calabash head, clam shell ears, black-bean triangular eyes, old lady’s face, roof tile mouth, bamboo tongue, butterfly...
Read MoreBest Dog Term Ever?
NPDD veterans know of our affection for old dog terms, many of them so descriptive as to all but paint the terms in vivi...
Read More“Hiz Honor” is a Dog
Though “Bosco,” isn’t the only dog to have served as mayor of a town (last year, a 9-year-old Great Py...
Read MoreThe Cesky Terrier, Rolling Stones Style
You can’t always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need. František Horák got both. When the avi...
Read MoreThe Pekingese as an Accessory —- 155 Years Ago
Paris Hilton, move over, hon, you weren’t the first to love your dog and have it seen as a fashion statement. Ba...
Read MoreThe Irish Terrier’s “Rep”
Writers, for better and for worse, can influence perceptions of a breed; in the case of the Irish Terrier, one English w...
Read MoreDoes This Dog Look Sad To You?
There are those breeds, we concede, that have a “hang dog” expression (pardon our pun), and the Grand Bleu D...
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