You won’t find this in the Pointer’s AKC breed standard, and more’s the pity in our view as we’r...
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Your Dog Just Ate Poison. What Do You Do?
One of our page friends mentioned earlier that her dog had dug up some rat poison, ingested it, and, well, you can imagi...
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The Modern, Humane, and Green Way to Catch Rats
The group, R.A.T.S., solves a rat problem while preserving working terrier breeds. We’ve talked about this here be...
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“Drivers with Dogs:” Volkswagen’s Tiguan Commercial
Once again, purebred dogs are used to effectively get a message across in a TV commercial ...
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The Wire-Haired Vizsla
Many of us know a Vizsla when we see it, but fewer of us have ever gotten to see a Wire-Haired Vizsla, a dog that’...
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Hero dogs: The 2015 AKC ACE Winners
What do a Belgian Malinois, Great Dane, Rottweiler, German Shepherd Dog and Bernese Mountain Dog have in common besides ...
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The Bracco Italiano
Some believe it to be Europe’s oldest pointer, and yet a mere 300-500 Bracco Italianos are in the entire United St...
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The Gentleman and the Clown
The dogs in this image have a few things in common. Both have vivid nicknames (the “American Gentleman” R...
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What’s the Breed In this Poem?
William Somervile wrote, ‘The Chace” in 1735, and it was the first detailed description of a particular bree...
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Name the Breed
William Somervile wrote, ‘The Chace” in 1735, and it was the first detailed description of a particular bree...
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Save Our Breeds
Save the Smooth Fox Terrier. An interesting article at the link below underscores a point National Purebred Dog Day® of...
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The Diehard
Its nickname is the “Diehard,” so anointed by George, the fourth Earl of Dumbarton, who gave the breed its n...
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The Dog Breed Rolling Pin
How cool would it be to serve cookies embossed with your breed during the holidays, a special party, or a celebration fo...
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Finland’s Third Most Popular Breed
The Saami, a tribe of semi-nomadic people, in Lapland (the northern region of Finland, Sweden, and in part, Russia), emp...
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10 Things Only a Chihuahua Owner Would Understand
True, Chihuahua owners? 1. First and foremost, Chihuahuas think they own their people. Not the other way around. ...
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Max Mara & Wegman Weimaraners
In the climate of postwar Italy in 1951, Achille Maramotti opened a menswear business under the label of “Max Mara...
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US Patent US4233942
The next time someone makes fun of your dog’s snood, show them this picture. This was US Patent US4233942, the ...
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Jack Russell Terriers, Russell Terriers, and Parson Terriers, Oh My
Jack Russell Terriers, Russell Terriers, and Parson Terriers. Knowing which is which gets confusing, so we’re usin...
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The “Fox Addict” For Fox Terrier Fans
Smooth Fox Terrier friends will want to check out the web site, “Fox Addict” filled with breed specific cart...
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Smooth Fox Terrier History
Presently, there are two Fox Terrier breeds, the Smooth Fox Terrier and the Wire Fox Terrier. For over 100 years, the tw...
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