Scroll below to see a little something to get you in the mood: Yosemite Sam was partial to the word, “varmint,R...
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The Little Fox Terrier of Sao Paulo
There are only a small number of native Brazilian dog breeds, and only one that is small. That breed is the “Littl...
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So, Adopt-Don’t-Shop-Crowd, Tell Us Again Why It Just Doesn’t Matter?
We’re always reminding you that our purebred dogs are more than fabulous companions, working dogs, and service dog...
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Your Neighborhood Dog
We don’t always know the story behind a public piece of art depicting a dog, and sometimes there isn’t one b...
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Irish Marked in the Saluki
When a Saluki has a lot of white on its legs, a blaze, and perhaps a bit of a collar, the dog is described as being, ...
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From War Dog to Service Dog
During the Viet Nam war, military dogs were regarded as “surplus military equipment,” a situation that has s...
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The Lhasa and the Snow Lion
“If the snow-lion stays in the mountains, it is a snow-lion; if it comes down to the valleys, it becomes a dog.” Thi...
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A Snippet of Lhasa Apso History
The “Roof of the World” sits on the largest and highest plateau on Earth, an isolated region that has an average ele...
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“The Greyhound of the Orient”
Something exciting going on in India, the beginnings of a rediscovery of native dog breeds that’s leading to heigh...
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“Victor E. Bulldog”
Back in 1921, a white bulldog consistently appeared each day on the campus of California State University in Fresno (mor...
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Chicken People (And Yes, Dog Fanciers, We Include You)
Do we have a treat for you! But first, a caveat. National Purebred Dog Day is proud to have a varied demographic of frie...
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Venezuela’s National Dog
A small town in the Venezuelan state of Merida noted for its windy moors and snow capped mountains gave its name to a ...
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The Black Mouth Cur
A “cur,” as a rule, isn’t a specific breed, and in the United States, it’s usually thought of as...
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Cau de Agua
In Portugal, they’re called cau de agua or “dog of water,” and not surprisingly, Portuguese Water Do...
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The Roundhead
Boston Terriers have had several nicknames, among them the “American Gentleman,” Boston Bull Terriers, Bos...
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The “Buoyant” Boerboel
The Boerboel is the only South African dog breed created to defend the homestead, and it’s also the most agile of...
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The “Yard-Long” Dog
The Cardigan Welsh Corgi was once known as the “ci-llathed” or “yard-long” dog in the days befor...
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The Allegorical Dog
In the mid 1930s, Japanese Imperial military officials seeing conflict on the Asian Continent grow preferred as their ar...
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Hearst’s Helen
William Randolph Hearst was not a popular man in his day. The businessman, politician, and newspaper magnate who built...
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“Brains, Beauty, and Bird Sense”
The heaviest of the four setters is also Scotland’s only native gun dog, the Gordon Setter. Gordons were once re...
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