It was an icon of the Gold Coast in Australia, synonymous with the glitzy allure of a surfing paradise. The hotel it rep...
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Thank you, Mendel
The huge variety in the colors our different breeds come in makes it all the more amazing to us that only two basic pigm...
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Helen Keller: “A Dog has Never Failed Me”
In her essay, Three Days to See written in 1933, Helen Keller described what she would do if she were suddenly to have v...
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Portugal’s National Breed Comes in Your Choice of Size and Coat!
Figuratively speaking, there’s something for everyone in a Portuguese Podengo. The breed comes in three sizes (gra...
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The Movie Star’s Dachshund Hero
In the first month of 1958, a little Dachshund named, “Blackie” started barking his head off at 3 a.m. The l...
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Not Just Another Pretty Face • #1
Hunt tests are a terrific way to see how a retriever stacks up against a certain working standard, but frankly, a lot of...
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E=mc² (or Measuring Your Dog)
It may not be rocket science, but measuring our dogs, whether it’s for a winter coat, or to see if she meets her b...
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The Biggest Challenge in Owning a Picard
Back in 2014, we asked Berger Picard owners on our Facebook page what the biggest challenge was in owning their terrific...
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The Romany’s Impact
These days, the name, “gypsy” is regarded by some to be an ethnic slur when referring to a particular grou...
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Dachshie or Doxie?
Who said, “Nothing will turn a man’s home into a castle more quickly and effectively than a Dachshund”? It was Que...
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Loving a Breed Because of a Book
How many of you fell in love with a dog because of a book? Did it happen to be a Rottweiler named, “Carl?” &...
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What Breed Holds the Record for the Loudest Bark?
The other day on our Facebook page, we invited readers to share their “Monday Moans,” and one of them was fr...
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Can You Name This Baby’s Breed?
Seasoned friends of National Purebred Dog Day just might remember this picture, but for those of you who don’t, ca...
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Scenthound from the Sava Valley
By our reckoning, Croatia can claim five native dog breeds, and one of them is the Posavac Hound. This hound’s na...
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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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