NPDD veterans know of our affection for old dog terms, many of them so descriptive as to all but paint the terms in vivi...
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“Hiz Honor” is a Dog
Though “Bosco,” isn’t the only dog to have served as mayor of a town (last year, a 9-year-old Great Py...
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The Cesky Terrier, Rolling Stones Style
You can’t always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need. František Horák got both. When the avi...
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The Pekingese as an Accessory —- 155 Years Ago
Paris Hilton, move over, hon, you weren’t the first to love your dog and have it seen as a fashion statement. Ba...
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The Irish Terrier’s “Rep”
Writers, for better and for worse, can influence perceptions of a breed; in the case of the Irish Terrier, one English w...
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Does This Dog Look Sad To You?
There are those breeds, we concede, that have a “hang dog” expression (pardon our pun), and the Grand Bleu D...
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Did You Know This About the Petit and the Grand?
Grand Basset Griffon Vendéens were once used to hunt wolves and deer, while Petit Basset Griffon Vendéens hunted rab...
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To the Owner of a Couch Potato: Yes, Angulation Matters To Your Dog, Too
If you come to learn that your dog is poorly angulated, you don't love him or less less, but neither do you ask your dog...
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Buster Brown’s Tige
Buster Brown shoes are still sold, but it’s been a while since Buster and his dog, “Tige,” an Americ...
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The Dunker: Exceptional Scenthound, and Special For One More Reason
It’s among our favorite breed names, and while tempting to ascribe “Dunker” to some amazing acrobatic ...
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Bollywood’s Dogs
If you’re not into Bollywood, the name, Shah Rukh Khan, will mean nothing to you. If, however, you’ve fallen...
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The Breed As Described by The Bard
“My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flewed, so sanded, and their heads are hung With ears that sweep a...
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The Dog that Appears in Heraldry at King’s College Chapel
King’s College Chapel is Cambridge University’s chapel, and one of the finest examples of late Perpendicular G...
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The 2004 Tsunami
In the aftermath of the deadly 2004 tsunami in Thailand, dogs were called in to help coordinate with Search and Rescue (...
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The Discovery that Rocked a Dog Community
Complete This Name: Bouvier D……………. You said Bouvier Des Flandres, didn’t you. It...
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Canada Goose for a Kuvasz? Sure!!
The first two Kuvaszok in Canada were brought over in 1959 by Joseph Sulyak de Papp, a Hungarian artist and civil engine...
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Scotties are Black or White: True or False?
Scottish Terriers were iconic images in advertising for a very long time, and they were typically depicted as a p...
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It’s In the Genes
And we wonder how it is that Border Collies are so stinking smart. One need only look into the breed ancestry. Celtic cl...
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“Steverino,” aka Lady Greyhound
Before Fed Ex and UPS, there was the Greyhound Package Express run by the Greyhound Bus Company founded in 1913. To ou...
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The Borzoi and British Royals
Few dogs generated as much public interest in their day as “Alex,” a Borzoi owned by the Princess of Wales (...
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