The Kerry Beagle isn’t considered to be a Beagle, and it’s probably not even from County Kerry in Ireland. S...
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“I Had Me a Dog” (And it Was a Basenji)
Most people who went to see the movie, “Goodbye, My lady” in 1956 had never heard of a Basenji before. By t...
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A Breed You Need to Keep Active!
By request, we reprise a popular video of “Klaus,” a Weimaraner who ran alongside his mountain biking owner ...
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Why Something Like a Nasal Bone Matters
Over 500 words are devoted to describing an ideal English Springer Spaniel head, and for good reason. The Springer is a ...
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But Can It Hunt?
Compared to other breeds, the Wirehaired Vizsla is a “new kid” on the block, having been developed as rece...
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The National Dog of Uruguay
The story of this handsome dog is a harrowing one, and it includes abandonment, near annihilation, and rediscovery ...
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A Cairn Terrier For the Woman He Loved
In the hours before his farewell speech to his nation in which Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to “marry...
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The Saluki Pluck Test – Fact or Fiction?
The exquisite Saluki comes in twelve colors, five markings, and two coat types. A dominant gene produces a smooth coat, ...
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Think You Don’t Have an Eye for Type? You Might Be Wrong
Predictability in size, color and overall type is a hallmark of purebred dogs, and while everyone understands color an...
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Snipy – Do You Know What It Means in a Dog?
And then there are those words that sound like what they are: Snipy (or snipey) can refer to a head, but for this post, ...
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The Hounds of the Lord
Gorgeous writing. The best writers don’t write a string of words so much as craft sentences charged with impress...
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Is This a Great Breed Standard, or What?
Calabash head, clam shell ears, black-bean triangular eyes, old lady’s face, roof tile mouth, bamboo tongue, butterfly...
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Best Dog Term Ever?
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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