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...
Read MoreDid You Know This About the Petit and the Grand?
Grand Basset Griffon Vendéens were once used to hunt wolves and deer, while Petit Basset Griffon Vendéens hunted rab...
Read MoreTo the Owner of a Couch Potato: Yes, Angulation Matters To Your Dog, Too
People “inside” the dog fancy (a sweet, archaic term referring to those who show admire, appreciate, exhibit...
Read MoreBuster Brown’s Tige
Buster Brown shoes are still sold, but it’s been a while since Buster and his dog, “Tige,” an Americ...
Read MoreThe Dunker: Exceptional Scenthound, and Special For One More Reason
It’s among our favorite breed names, and while tempting to ascribe “Dunker” to some amazing acrobatic ...
Read MoreBollywood’s Dogs
If you’re not into Bollywood, the name, Shah Rukh Khan, will mean nothing to you. If, however, you’ve fallen...
Read MoreThe Breed As Described by The Bard
“My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flewed, so sanded, and their heads are hung With ears that sweep a...
Read MoreThe Dog that Appears in Heraldry at King’s College Chapel
King’s College Chapel is Cambridge University’s chapel, and one of the finest examples of late Perpendicular G...
Read MoreThe 2004 Tsunami
In the aftermath of the deadly 2004 tsunami in Thailand, dogs were called in to help coordinate with Search and Rescue (...
Read MoreThe Discovery that Rocked a Dog Community
Complete This Name: Bouvier D……………. You said Bouvier Des Flandres, didn’t you. It...
Read MoreCanada Goose for a Kuvasz? Sure!!
The first two Kuvaszok in Canada were brought over in 1959 by Joseph Sulyak de Papp, a Hungarian artist and civil engine...
Read MoreScotties are Black or White: True or False?
Scottish Terriers were iconic images in advertising for a very long time, and they were typically depicted as a p...
Read MoreIt’s In the Genes
And we wonder how it is that Border Collies are so stinking smart. One need only look into the breed ancestry. Celtic cl...
Read More“Steverino,” aka Lady Greyhound
Before Fed Ex and UPS, there was the Greyhound Package Express run by the Greyhound Bus Company founded in 1913. To ou...
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