E-mail and text messaging have all but obliterated the use of wax seals, a pity, in our view. Historically, wax seals we...
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The Agouti Gene
They were known as ” “Wolfspitzen” in Germany, and in France, they went by “Chiens Loup.” ...
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That “Umm Umm” Wet Dog Smell
Dog people are perpetual students with an inherent curiosity, that, and many of us have breeds we wash a lot. That said,...
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The Dog That Can Entertain the Entertainer
Frank Sinatra was bummed. Rock and Roll was on the ascendancy, and it left little room for the kind of music the croone...
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The Berner and the Flag
Switzerland has one of the only two square shaped sovereign-state flags in the world (the other is the Vatican City flag...
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Agatha Christie’s “Bingo”
Agatha Christie fans may be well acquainted with the detectives, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their last appearance was...
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A Breed to Watch
The Tornjak was in serious trouble. In 1993, there were only ten registered dogs in Zagreb, and an unknown number in war...
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Top Ten Reasons Not to Get a Toller
We have the permission of the author, Peggy O’Connell, and the owner of the site where we first saw the piece, Tis...
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This Search and Rescue Dog was a WHAT?
In Sweden, the breed may be affectionately called the “rat dog” for its passion for finding (and digging) in...
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The “Why” of The Lion Cut
The posts shared here about grooming styles, contests, and “Asian Fusion” always generate interest and feedb...
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What-a-Mess!
Who remembers “What-a-Mess?” “What-a-Mess” is the nickname given to a fictional accident-prone A...
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A Smuggled Female
The German Pinscher, also known as the Standard Pinscher in Germany, originated from two much older breeds: the German...
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By Any Name, They’re Tibetan Terriers
In their native Tibet (and that’s Tibet, not China), Tibetan Terriers were called “the little people,”...
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A Breed’s Popularity
Movies and popular TV shows are often blamed for increasing interest in a breed, especially by people who don’t do...
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The Seven Borzoi Kennels
Few dogs exemplify elegance the way a Borzoi does, and few breeds can claim as dramatic a history. At one time before th...
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The Old English Sheepdog: Another Breed in Trouble?
Once upon a time, the Old English Sheepdog “owned” the bucolic hills and pastures of Great Britain as the...
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“Wee Jock”
If you like Scottish things…… If you like dogs included in your TV viewing….. If you’re a fan of...
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An Olympian’s Dog
There are roughly 161 days until the next Olympics heading our way in February 2018 (does anyone else not get anything d...
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When You Can’t Quite Place What’s Wrong with “The Dog”
Back in 2012, De Volkskrant, a Dutch newspaper, asked the Advertising/Art Direction/Commercial Concept/Development/Cr...
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Look Familiar?
During our Purebred of Interest features, we always ask for breed owners to share a particular pet peeve. Regardless of ...
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