Not every breed we mention is accepted by major registries, and sometimes there is even debate as to whether a dog we&#...
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The Xolo Marionette
The Xoloitzcuintli owes its name to the Aztecs who named the breed after their God of lightning and death, “Xolotl...
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Hail, Iggie
One of the first things anyone taking a Latin 101 class learns is “Cave Canem,” or Beware of the Dog.”...
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When Did the Berner Get His Name?
It’s said that the breed’s original name was “durrbachler,” after an inn where these all-purpose...
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The Porsche of the Police Dog World
That the Belgian Malinois is an incredible police dog is well known: 75% of dogs used by the Los Angeles Police Depart...
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The Returning Soldier Initiative
A dog’s nose can do what no other resource can. They can find someone lost in the wilderness, and track down a mis...
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National Monument #53
During Korean dynastic rule, intellectuals at odds with the King were exiled to Jindo Island, a fate worse than death. O...
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The Vanishing Indian Breeds
There is good news and bad news coming out of India. The good news is that there is increased interest in purebred dog o...
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The Lyam Hound
If you had lived in the Middle Ages (and contrary to gossip, we didn’t), you might have been a monk or nun, peasan...
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Blanket-Back
In Rat Terriers, a “pie bald” dog is basically a white dog with any Rat Terrier color of spotting, but when ...
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The Pergo Great Dane
Earlier, we shared a cute commercial from Pergo that answered the question: What do our dogs do when we’re not hom...
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The Swashbuckler’s Dog
As terrific as Standard Schnauzers are, it was a 1930s and 40s cinematic heart throb who brought a good deal of attentio...
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The Blue Devils
We suppose the debate over Ireland’s true National Dog will always be a source of contention, but it seems undispu...
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Save the Dogs!
Only two toy breeds gained AKC recognition before the English Toy Spaniel: The Yorkshire Terrier and Pug (both in 1885)...
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The Largest French Sheepdog
The Beauceron is the largest of the French sheepdog, and its ties to the Briard are reflected in French art often pair...
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The Colorful Pomeranian
In more ways than one, it could be said that the Pomeranian is one of the most “colorful” breeds we have: Ei...
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Chloe’s “Max” Meets a Girl
As far as we know, this was the final installment of Purina’s Puppyhood videos featuring “Max” and his...
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Dobermann’s Hunde
As a dog catcher and “skinner” (one hopes not of dogs), Friedrich Louis Dobermann had access to a lot of dog...
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America’s First All-Around Sporting Dog
Until 2005, the American Water Spaniel was unclassified by the AKC as a hunting breed, so it was neither spaniel nor ret...
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