National Purebred Dog Day®

0 items - $0.00

tail, crank tail, structure, American Staffordshire Terrier,Staffie

Your Dog’s Tail: Is It a Crank Tail?

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

When your dog’s breed has a tail that resembles an old fashioned pump handle, one without curl that’s carrie...

Hooch!

October 30, 2017October 29, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

Do you know the name, Pete Curley? Ok, maybe you recognize the dog? Pete Curley is shown here with his daughter, Clair...

Cão de Castro Laboreiro,Dog of Castro Laboreiro,Portuguese Watchdog, the Portuguese Guard Dog, Portuguese Cattle Dog, Castro Laboreiro Livestock Guarding Dog

The Breed with the “Fortimisso Finish”

October 30, 2017October 29, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

If you got only a quick glance at this dog, your first impression might lead you to think it’s a heavy Labrador Re...

Foxhound,North American Fox Hunting Horn Blowing Competition,

Each Breed Has a Culture

October 29, 2017October 29, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

We love the subcultures associated with our different breeds! Take a look (and listen) to the North American Fox Huntin...

Baroness van Hardenbroek van Ammerstol,Kooikerhondje,Tommie

The Baroness and the Kooiker

October 29, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

Imagine having a family tree that includes knights, governors, chamberlains and mayors! Such was the pedigree of the Va...

Labrador Retriever,Arson dog, first accelerant detection canine,arson detection dog,Chance,State Farm Insurance

The Preferred Arson Detection Breed

October 29, 2017October 28, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

The very first accelerant detection canine – or arson detection dog – was “Mattie,” a Labrador R...

Snot’s Dobbs

October 28, 2017October 28, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

The American rock band, Snot (charming name, just saying) was formed in 1995 in Santa Barbara, California by former &...

The Legend of the Halloween Dog Show

October 28, 2017October 27, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

The legend of the Halloween Dog Show: Newbies anxious to get their first point, handlers, waiting to get that last major...

“East West” Front?

October 28, 2017October 27, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

Does your dog have an “east west” front? Or maybe it’s a “ten to two” front? These terms a...

Happy National Arctiidae Day (not)

October 28, 2017October 27, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

You know you’ve arrived when they name a bug after your breed. Meet the Venezuelan Poodle Moth – Artace sp,...

Bisben,Tibetan Mastiff, Yeti,Abominable Snowman, Meh Teh,Wildman,herding dog, LGD,Bisben Sheepdog, Bisben Shepherd, Himalayan Bisben, Himalayan Bisben Sheepdog, Himalayan Bisben Shepherd, Himalayan Sheepdog, Himalayan Shepherd, Indian Sheepdog,Indian Shepherd

The Bisben: Breed or Landrace?

October 28, 2017October 26, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

Occasionally, National Purebred Dog Day will write about a dog that may be less a purebred dog, and more of a landrace (...

Your New Hobby

October 27, 2017October 26, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

Every dog needs a job, and while most people already have one, sometimes we need a stress-relieving activity on which a ...

West Highland White Terrier,Westie,Roseneath Terrier,Col. Edward Malcolm,Poltalloch Terrier,history

They Teach What Others Ought Not to Know

October 27, 2017October 26, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

“They love above all things to get away with a young retriever and ruin him forever, teaching him everything he ou...

“Tip Up”

October 27, 2017October 26, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

We often write about “type” here, from what it is, to recognizing that there’s also “type”...

Irish Setter, King Timahoe, Percival Proctor Baxter, Garry II, Mackworth Island, US presidents, Harry Truman,Ronald Reagan,Richard Nixon,Maine

The Irish Setter That Made Headlines

October 27, 2017October 26, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

When it comes to Irish Setters with a high profile in the world of politics, most of us might think of the White House.�...

Montenegrin Mountain Hound,Black Hound, Yugoslavian Mountain Hound, Serbia Mountain Hound,Black Forrest Hound,hunting dog

“Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog,”was this Uncommon Breed

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

When “home” is an area that’s also home to wildcats, bears, wild pigs, bears, and other predatory ani...

Darts!

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

Dart board enthusiasts already know this stuff, but for the rest of us, the feather of a dart that makes the dart more a...

Long, Stubbed, Bobbed, or Docked

October 26, 2017October 25, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

Few breeds can claim to have as all-encompassing a view of tails in its breed standard as does the Swedish Vallhund. Fro...

Collie,Shep,Central Park, herding dog,Frederick Law Olmsted,Central Park

Collie Persistence

October 26, 2017October 25, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

It might have been one of the creepier books written that was based on real events. The Devil in the White City: Murder...

The Dog as Art

October 25, 2017October 25, 2017 National Purebred Dog Day®

We’re suckers for good art, but even bigger saps for clever art. Check out this Siberian Husky. It’s made e...

200 of 336
« Previous
1
…
198
199
200
201
202
…
336
Next »