These days, the name, “gypsy” is regarded by some to be an ethnic slur when referring to a particular grou...
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Dachshie or Doxie?
Who said, “Nothing will turn a man’s home into a castle more quickly and effectively than a Dachshund”? It was Que...
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Loving a Breed Because of a Book
How many of you fell in love with a dog because of a book? Did it happen to be a Rottweiler named, “Carl?” &...
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What Breed Holds the Record for the Loudest Bark?
The other day on our Facebook page, we invited readers to share their “Monday Moans,” and one of them was fr...
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The Dog Ate My Homework
The first known time that anyone used the “dog ate my homework” excuse was, according to writing expert and ...
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Can You Name This Baby’s Breed?
Seasoned friends of National Purebred Dog Day just might remember this picture, but for those of you who don’t, ca...
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Scenthound from the Sava Valley
By our reckoning, Croatia can claim five native dog breeds, and one of them is the Posavac Hound. This hound’s na...
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The Little Fox Terrier of Sao Paulo
There are only a small number of native Brazilian dog breeds, and only one that is small. That breed is the “Littl...
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So, Adopt-Don’t-Shop-Crowd, Tell Us Again Why It Just Doesn’t Matter?
We’re always reminding you that our purebred dogs are more than fabulous companions, working dogs, and service dog...
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The Chessie and Chicken People
Not long ago, we gushed with enthusiasm over a documentary we’d just seen, “Chicken People.” We felt i...
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Your Neighborhood Dog
We don’t always know the story behind a public piece of art depicting a dog, and sometimes there isn’t one b...
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Irish Marked in the Saluki
When a Saluki has a lot of white on its legs, a blaze, and perhaps a bit of a collar, the dog is described as being, ...
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From War Dog to Service Dog
During the Viet Nam war, military dogs were regarded as “surplus military equipment,” a situation that has s...
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The Lhasa and the Snow Lion
“If the snow-lion stays in the mountains, it is a snow-lion; if it comes down to the valleys, it becomes a dog.” Thi...
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A Snippet of Lhasa Apso History
The “Roof of the World” sits on the largest and highest plateau on Earth, an isolated region that has an average ele...
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“The Greyhound of the Orient”
Something exciting going on in India, the beginnings of a rediscovery of native dog breeds that’s leading to heigh...
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“Victor E. Bulldog”
Back in 1921, a white bulldog consistently appeared each day on the campus of California State University in Fresno (mor...
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Chicken People (And Yes, Dog Fanciers, We Include You)
Do we have a treat for you! But first, a caveat. National Purebred Dog Day is proud to have a varied demographic of frie...
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Venezuela’s National Dog
A small town in the Venezuelan state of Merida noted for its windy moors and snow capped mountains gave its name to a ...
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