“Specialties,” are basically dog shows for one breed sponsored by the national “parent” club or ...
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Bee 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, ...
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Vietnam’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....
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From 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...
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Golden Retrievers Explain the Structure of Atoms
Stephen Hawking, watch out. When the UK-based Southern Golden Retriever Society Formation Display Team made this video...
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The “Dog Letters”
In the garden of the Hermitage (Bayreuth Germany) is a structure that must have been impressive in its day, a mausoleum ...
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Greyhounds: Royal Supporters
In the Middle Ages, Greyhounds were dogs of nobility, and as such, figured prominently in heraldry because the breed den...
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You Say Tail, They Say “Stern”
You won’t find the word, “tail,” in the Bloodhound’s AKC breed standard. It’s just not the...
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Imitating Life
Until it’s explained to the uninformed that a Poodle’s trim has its roots in the dog used as a hunting ret...
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Scottish 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...
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The “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: &#...
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England’s First St. Bernard
One of Sir Edwin Landseer’s most famous paintings, “Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveller”...
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Yet Another Bulldog Mascot
We’d hazard a guess that the most popular canine mascot, certainly among institutions of higher learning, is the B...
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The 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...
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Kennel Names – Got One?
Great fun is made of the “high falutin” names fanciers give their showdogs, but unlike call names (the name ...
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Austria’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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Does Your Dog Have Round Bones or Flat Bones?
Whether their task is to hunt or to herd, well bred dogs are built to do their job, and that fact is bone deep. Literall...
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The Meat Dog. Happily, it’s Not What you Think
They were the Rodney Dangerfield of hunting dogs. While their carefully bred elite level cousins were used only in field...
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (and a Cairn Terrier)
If you’re not a cinema “color snob” (which is to say that if a movie is in black and white, you’...
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An Irish Piece of History
You might not be familiar with Charles Stewart Parnell unless you’re an Irish historian. He was a force with wh...
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