Can you identify this breed by the following description? “A dog of medium size, rather heavily built, and long bodied...
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The Family Nose, Dog Style
The popularity of genealogy is evidenced by the growth of services and sites like ancestry.com, because, in part, knowin...
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What “Modern Breeds” Looked Like 75 years Ago
Written over 75 years ago was a video entitled, “Some Modern Dogs Show Their Link to the Past.” Thank goodne...
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A DVM Asks:
A veterinarian asks: “I have been a dog person all my life. I am a DVM. I also have allergic rhinitis in response ...
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And a Boston Terrier Started It (Do Do Do)
The first piece of work to feature Subaru Do was a new Forester television commercial in 2016 featuring Lou Reed’...
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Forget Teddy Bears. Fall in Love with a Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier was once referred to as the “Type B,” or Short Legged Rat Terrier. Some independ...
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I’m a Little Teapot….
As we write, there are 121 days until Christmas, 122 days until Kwanza, and only 108 days until Chanukah, and it’s...
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Ireland’s Only Scent Hound May Also Be It’s Oldest
The Kerry Beagle isn’t considered to be a Beagle, and it’s probably not even from County Kerry in Ireland. S...
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“I Had Me a Dog” (And it Was a Basenji)
Most people who went to see the movie, “Goodbye, My lady” in 1956 had never heard of a Basenji before. By t...
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A Breed You Need to Keep Active!
By request, we reprise a popular video of “Klaus,” a Weimaraner who ran alongside his mountain biking owner ...
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Why Something Like a Nasal Bone Matters
Over 500 words are devoted to describing an ideal English Springer Spaniel head, and for good reason. The Springer is a ...
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But Can It Hunt?
Compared to other breeds, the Wirehaired Vizsla is a “new kid” on the block, having been developed as rece...
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The National Dog of Uruguay
The story of this handsome dog is a harrowing one, and it includes abandonment, near annihilation, and rediscovery ...
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A Cairn Terrier For the Woman He Loved
In the hours before his farewell speech to his nation in which Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to “marry...
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The Saluki Pluck Test – Fact or Fiction?
The exquisite Saluki comes in twelve colors, five markings, and two coat types. A dominant gene produces a smooth coat, ...
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Think You Don’t Have an Eye for Type? You Might Be Wrong
Predictability in size, color and overall type is a hallmark of purebred dogs, and while everyone understands color an...
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Snipy – Do You Know What It Means in a Dog?
And then there are those words that sound like what they are: Snipy (or snipey) can refer to a head, but for this post, ...
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The Hounds of the Lord
Gorgeous writing. The best writers don’t write a string of words so much as craft sentences charged with impress...
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Is This a Great Breed Standard, or What?
Calabash head, clam shell ears, black-bean triangular eyes, old lady’s face, roof tile mouth, bamboo tongue, butterfly...
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