Scroll down to the video, we have to get you in the right mood for this: What you just saw was the trailer for “Fa...
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The Hungarian Herding “Terrier?”
The Pumi has sometimes been referred to as the “Hungarian Herding Terrier,” a moniker that may have come fro...
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The Purebred Enthusiast’s Building Block
Move over kids, the grownups are here, and they want to play with a grownup version of Legos. JEKCA are Building Blocks ...
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How To Celebrate a Big Win
When 23-year-old tennis player, Jiri Vesely, won the Czech Open last month, he celebrated in a way most friends of Natio...
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The Old Welsh Grey – a Beardie Ancestor?
To more completely understand the legacy of today’s purebred dogs, it helps to know of the dogs in their past, and...
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A Question For NPDD Readers
Occasionally, we come to our readers to verify information we’ve found because many of you own the breeds in quest...
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Pembroke Welsh Corgis Were Not Her First
Queen Elizabeth’s affection for Pembroke Welch Corgis is well documented, as is her famous kennel of Labrador Retr...
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Corded Poodles Back in the Day
Corded Poodles always get a lot of attention, but there was a time when it wasn’t very welcomed, at least among so...
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The Bakharwal: A Breed to Protect
People who stand to lose something precious to them tend to gravitate towards other people vulnerable to the same loss, ...
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From the Brink of Extinction
Meet the Sapsal, more commonly romanized as “Sapsaree,” one of four dog breeds native to Korea (along with ...
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Singer-songwriter, Paul Allen,and His “6 Degrees of Separation”From This Terrier
The music of Peter Allen, an Australian singer-songwriter and entertainer (and first husband of Liza Minnelli) has bee...
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Any Color Poodle as Long as it Was Black or White: A Look Back
“Enhancing coat color” to get an edge on competition in a show ring is not a modern concept, nor is it an Am...
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The Story Behind the Canine Version of “Stand By Me”
Many of you may be subscribers to Big Geek Daddy’s “Video of the Day,” a feature that shares funny, in...
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Which Came First? (Not a Chicken or Egg Question)
Know how to irritate a Hungarian? (we mean besides hiding the Palinka or Unicum?) Suggest that the Weimaraner is older t...
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Puke and Snot. Seriously.
Puke and Snot. It’s a comedy act. Seriously. And if you’re a fan of Renaissance Festivals such as the ones o...
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The Karmapa and the Pekingese
The Kagyu sect is one of six main schools Tibetan Buddhism, and its head is the Karmapa, second only to the Dalai Lama a...
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What Breed had a Registration Drought?
Can you imagine going a quarter of a century without one single dog being registered of an AKC recognized breed? It ha...
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Does Your Breed Smile?
Samoyeds are famous for the “Sammy Smile,” but they’re not the only breed famous for their smirk. Th...
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Who is This Dog Lover?
Do you know who the lovely lady is in this photograph? Her name was Billie Burke. She was married to Florence Ziegfeld,...
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A Legacy from the Past, but What’s This Dog’s Job?
Determining what type of dog you’re seeing in the picture is as much about what’s missing as what’s ac...
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