At a bench dog show in 1861, a reporter commented that the breed being shown as a Broken Haired Scotch Terrier (also kno...
Read MoreThe Cavalier King Charles and the Last Royal Owner?
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has a well documented history of association with royals, but to our knowledge, the la...
Read MoreSherlock Holmes’ Dogs
We try really hard not to have tunnel vision, but as we see it, if you’re not a Sherlock Holmes fan, check your ...
Read MorePedigree Collector. Bet You Can’t Match This Guy
We suppose in a tortured sort of way, the diagram at the left sort of looks like a crane’s foot. Why should it?...
Read MoreThe First Three OTCH Titles
History tells us that when Lord Tweedmouth developed the Golden Retriever, his goal was to create a spirited, kind, ener...
Read MoreSubaru’s “Moving Out”
Subaru hit a home run with its latest commercial tying together the passage of time with reliability, and it’s not...
Read MoreThe “King of Hounds” Not AKC Recognized – Why?
You would think that a breed that came to the United States with an officer of the American Revolutionary War and was de...
Read MoreBarkless, But Not Silent
Basenjis are described as being the “barkless dog,” but that doesn’t mean they’re silent. They ...
Read MoreSimilar Names, Different Breeds!
Once upon a time, there was a breed called the Basset Griffon Vendéen, and two sizes for the breed were acknowledged, t...
Read MoreThere’s a Name For That
Subtle picture, right? We’ve borrowed this dog’s posterior to illustrate a term that refers to his or her ...
Read MoreCanada’s Honor of a Police Dog
In the split second that a German Shepherd Dog named “Troy” lunged at a gunman and took a bullet at point bl...
Read MoreBride for a Borzoi
History is replete with examples of purebred dogs being traded for goods, and being gifted to distinguished dignitaries....
Read MoreBreed Protectiveness – Always Helpful?
It’s a dicey thing, protecting a breed. A common complaint among potential puppy buyers of today is that it’...
Read MoreClarkfork-Bitterroot’s Search Dogs
Haley Joel Osment’s character may have seen dead people in the film, The Sixth Sense, but Clarkfork-Bitterroot Sea...
Read MoreUnchained Dogs
NPDD appreciates the arts, and especially art that celebrates our purebred dogs. It was to our benefit when Israel fas...
Read MoreBreed Spectacles
It’s always a “spectacle” when dogs get together and horse around (ever notice how they seem to recogn...
Read MoreSuffragette, Trailblazer, & Irish Wolfhound & Irish Setter Breeder
It’s doubtful that being the daughter of a knighted British subject helped Florence very much. She was going to be...
Read MoreHorses for Courses, Dogs for Field Trials
By now, NPDD veterans know that much of what we know about dogs comes from the world of horses. In that world, “ho...
Read MoreThat Heeler Smile
Although there are only about 5,000 of them around, the Lancashire Heeler is famous for its “heeler smile” &...
Read MoreYour Blue Dog
Your “blue” dog probably doesn’t have the intensity of a George Rodrigue “blue dog,” but y...
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