Few dogs exemplify elegance the way a Borzoi does, and few breeds can claim as dramatic a history. At one time before th...
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The Old English Sheepdog: Another Breed in Trouble?
Once upon a time, the Old English Sheepdog “owned” the bucolic hills and pastures of Great Britain as the...
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“Wee Jock”
If you like Scottish things…… If you like dogs included in your TV viewing….. If you’re a fan of...
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An Olympian’s Dog
There are roughly 161 days until the next Olympics heading our way in February 2018 (does anyone else not get anything d...
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When You Can’t Quite Place What’s Wrong with “The Dog”
Back in 2012, De Volkskrant, a Dutch newspaper, asked the Advertising/Art Direction/Commercial Concept/Development/Cr...
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Look Familiar?
During our Purebred of Interest features, we always ask for breed owners to share a particular pet peeve. Regardless of ...
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The Consummate All-Around Hunter
If the best bird dog breed is the one with the most hunting ability across the widest variety of game, an argument could...
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Always Protecting
In another post, we shared a video about the awesome canine lifeguards in Italy, Newfoundlands or Labrador Retrievers, a...
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Edinburgh Castle’s Special Garden
After fifteen years of service to God and Country, Colour Sergeant Watchman IV was laid to rest with full military honor...
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The Dog Lifeguards of Italy
We’ve talked about this fabulous program before, but the video below presents a few bits of new information: As in...
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Do You Know the Hygenhund?
Not long ago, we talked about the breed known as the Dunker, but another Norwegian hound is the Hygenhund, and until 193...
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There’s a name for that!
There’s a name for that! We’re using the famous “Sammy smile” to illustrate that the parts of a ...
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Feel Like Visiting a Museum? Go to a Dog Show
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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