It’s been said that shooting without a peg dog is like eating strawberries without cream: It’s do-able, but no...
Read MorePoodles: The Falconer’s Dog
One of the most read posts on National Purebred Dog Day’s site is about Poodles as hunting dogs. It comes as a s...
Read MoreA Snippet of Norwich Terrier History
There is a part of England that juts into the North Sea, an area that gets its name from the East Angles, a tribe from n...
Read MoreFinland’s National Dog
In the annals of purebred dog breeds, several breeds have been resurrected, or saved from extinction by hunters, and thi...
Read MoreNewfoundlands: Don’t Leave Home Without One
“Specialties,” are basically dog shows for one breed sponsored by the national “parent” club or ...
Read MoreBee Gueule or Free Tonguers. Huh?
We learned early on never to take for granted information that we think everyone must surely know. Not so! Hound folks, ...
Read MoreVietnam’s Labrador Retrievers
We tend to think of the dogs used in the Vietnam War as being German Shepherds, but Labrador Retrievers were also there....
Read MoreFrom Baboons to Therapy Dog
Not many dogs bred to face leopards and baboons also make good therapy dogs, but the Boerboel is. Noted for their protec...
Read MoreGolden Retrievers Explain the Structure of Atoms
Stephen Hawking, watch out. When the UK-based Southern Golden Retriever Society Formation Display Team made this video...
Read MoreThe “Dog Letters”
In the garden of the Hermitage (Bayreuth Germany) is a structure that must have been impressive in its day, a mausoleum ...
Read MoreGreyhounds: Royal Supporters
In the Middle Ages, Greyhounds were dogs of nobility, and as such, figured prominently in heraldry because the breed den...
Read MoreYou Say Tail, They Say “Stern”
You won’t find the word, “tail,” in the Bloodhound’s AKC breed standard. It’s just not the...
Read MoreImitating Life
Until it’s explained to the uninformed that a Poodle’s trim has its roots in the dog used as a hunting ret...
Read MoreScottish Terrier, or Terriers from Scotland?
Today’s fanciers have nothing on the ardor of breed enthusiasts who came before when it comes to disputes and di...
Read MoreThe “Sleeve, Bark, and Hem” Dog
Two thousand years ago, if a Pekingese wasn’t in the sleeve of a Chinese royal (earning the breed the nickname: ...
Read MoreEngland’s First St. Bernard
One of Sir Edwin Landseer’s most famous paintings, “Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveller”...
Read MoreYet Another Bulldog Mascot
We’d hazard a guess that the most popular canine mascot, certainly among institutions of higher learning, is the B...
Read MoreThe Irish Red and White Setter. A Breed in Trouble
New registration numbers from the Kennel Club are in, and it’s not good news for several breeds that were develop...
Read MoreKennel Names – Got One?
Great fun is made of the “high falutin” names fanciers give their showdogs, but unlike call names (the name ...
Read MoreAustria’s Only Non-Scenting Breed
Austria has only one non-scent hound breed, and it’s the Austrian Pinscher. That this is a very old breed is kno...
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