The Tarentaise cow grazes at a higher elevation in France than any other breed of cattle, and one dog breed alone became...
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Superman, Irish Terrier – Eh, Same Difference
We may never know if the legends, myths, and “old wives tales” passed along to us are true or not, but this ...
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What’s in a Forechest?
No two dogs, even of the same breed, are built exactly the same. Certainly one structural aspect that varies not just by...
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That Dog Can Do WHAT?
Although her ears don’t fold in multiple ways to prevent the entry of direct and water, they are highly mobile, an...
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Hitchcock’s Sealyhams
While most dog nerds know that Alfred Hitchcock owned Sealyham Terriers, and that they appeared with them in at least on...
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The King of Sheepdogs, the Living Fence
Google “living fence” on the Internet, and you’re apt to get thousands of hits on ivy, holly, cypress,...
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Dark Symphony’s Borzoi
“The Borzoi locked on to the muzzle of the cat, slashed and crunched and let go, springing back. The jaguar retrea...
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In What Year Did This Happen to the Pomeranian?
Between 1949 and 1952, the Pomeranian held a solid 10th place in the AKC’s list of Top Ten breeds by registration....
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That Fabulous Head
One of the Miniature Bull Terrier’s calling cards is that fabulous head, and in reading the breed’s various stan...
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Happy Birthday to Hank the Cow Dog Whose Breed is…….
Happy birthday to “Hank,” the Cowdog who turns 35 years old this year. Some of us grew up with this beloved ...
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Two Breeds You May Not Know Were Once Thought of as One
As obviously distinct as we see these two breeds today, there was a time in the 19th century when German Pinschers and S...
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It’s all About the Drool (Hum: “It’s All About the Bass”)
In the 14th century, three kinds of mastiffs lived in France, and while we usually envision the Dogue de Bordeaux when w...
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So, You Want This Clutch Bag?
How much do you love this French Bulldog clutch purse? Do you love it as in “$5,695.00” love it? To own a ...
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You’ll Never Guess Who Hunted with Harriers – maybe
It may be surprising to learn that among us are scholars who research, investigate, and debate the existence of a real R...
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The Aussie’s Invisible Circle
In herding terms, “wear” is when a dog will move from side to side to group stock, let’s say sheep, an...
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The OTHER Sled Dog
When we consider dogs bred to pull freight and work as sled dogs, we generally think of a dog like the Alaskan Malamute:...
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The Author Loves His Bullies
It seems appropriate to follow a post about Jack the Ripper with one about a crime novelist, and fans of that genre will...
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“Burgho” & “Barnaby”and Jack the Ripper
Edwin may have been ahead of his time, but his ideas made him the object of mockery and ridicule during a decidedly seri...
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A Cord is a Cord is a Cord – Isn’t It?
Back in 1966, a research scientist and expert on Hungarian dog breeds, Dr. Ocsag, presented to the World Kynologic Congr...
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What do the Australian Shepherd, Great Dane, & German Koolie Have In Common?
What the Australian Shepherd, Great Dane, and German Koolie have in common is a misnomer of a name. The Australian Sheph...
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