From head to ear to topline and toe, "break" shows up in breed standards as a descriptive word, but there's one more use...
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You Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape
The work to be had when encountering a "factoid" during research on a dog breed involves digging into other sources to s...
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Louis Louis, We Gotta Go
The reputation of these dogs as fast, wide ranging hunters grew, not just among sportsmen, but evidently with fanciers b...
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Wall? What Wall?
The breed's most outstanding trait is an otherworldly "cold nose" tracking ability. The breed's nose is so sharp, he can...
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When “Profuse” Isn’t about Coat
As we write (February, 2024), the AKC recognizes 201 dog breeds, and the word, "profuse" appears in the breed standards ...
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The Newfoundland: A Descriptive Ballad
Was the song, set in E-flat major and published in 1843, inspired by a Emily Dickinson's Newf, Carlo? ...
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A Bulldog Plane with a Bulldogish Pilot
When his Spitfire's fuselage, tail and fin were destroyed from enemy fire, he was forced to bail. He was captured by the...
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🎶🎶 Head and Color, Size and Ears! 🎶🎶
As you look at this photo, can you identify which is the Japanese Akitinu, which is the "American" Akita - and what's th...
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We Know It’s Going to Be Good!
When a breed has a color in its name, there is no room for error. A Bluetick Coonhound isn't red; a Blue Picardy Spaniel...
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The Equilateral Pem Head
Youngsters among you will draw a blank when we confess that we channeled Flip Wilson to make a point about the breed's a...
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Don’t It Make Your One Eye Blue
There's a legend that says that dogs with two different color eyes can view heaven and earth at the same time.......
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The ‘Pride and Prejudice’ of Purebred Dogs
In what is good news for a working hound, the stud book contained over 900 entries for this breed as of 1997 - all of ...
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Because of a Beagle, no BOOM
If you're ever in India shopping and don't blow up, you might have a Beagle to thank....
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White v Pure White
It's important to note that pure white Chihuahua are not albinos! ...
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A Lean Dog…..
There's an old adage that is attributed to the English. It says, "A lean dog runs a long race." Today, the phrase is con...
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A Battered Old Bum – A Gentleman’s Chum
Our post title comes from a bit of doggerel from the 19th century: "A battered old bum/And made him a dog for a gentlema...
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Space Dog, the Chow Chow
We promise you a dog, and because we talk about the moon, some of you might think we'll mention the Perro Sin Pelo del P...
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A “Jack of All Trades” – and Oh, that Head!
An important aspect to the puppy whose photo is inside the post is a hallmark of his breed, and when he is all grown up,...
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The Big Foot of Dogs
We have a little fun with you even as we mention that "big" and "feet" are words that appear in the same AKC standards o...
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Corded within a Border
When asked to name all the corded dog breeds, some of you might leave one off because that breed doesn't always come imm...
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