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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The Consummate All-Around Hunter
If the best bird dog breed is the one with the most hunting ability across the widest variety of game, an argument could...
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Always Protecting
In another post, we shared a video about the awesome canine lifeguards in Italy, Newfoundlands or Labrador Retrievers, a...
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Edinburgh Castle’s Special Garden
After fifteen years of service to God and Country, Colour Sergeant Watchman IV was laid to rest with full military honor...
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The Dog Lifeguards of Italy
We’ve talked about this fabulous program before, but the video below presents a few bits of new information: As in...
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Do You Know the Hygenhund?
Not long ago, we talked about the breed known as the Dunker, but another Norwegian hound is the Hygenhund, and until 193...
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There’s a name for that!
There’s a name for that! We’re using the famous “Sammy smile” to illustrate that the parts of a ...
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