An Earthdog Test, also known as a “Den Trial” (as called by the American Working Terrier Association) comes...
Read MoreThe Long Coated German Shepherd Dog?
Some of the dogs Max von von Stephanitz used in his breeding program to create the fabulous German Shepherd Dog had long...
Read MoreFancy Points: Do They Matter?
We’re huge fans of Curtis M. and Thelma R. Brown, authors of The Art and Science of Judging Dogs, a book we deem ...
Read MoreA Corded Poodle Photo Shoot
We reprise a popular post from the past as we sort out the rest of NPDD’s 2017 photo contest winners. Enjoy!...
Read MoreBest in Show: The Ratting Terrier
Banana Joe was the darling of the dog world when he deservedly won the coveted Best in Show title at Westminster in 2013...
Read MoreYou Can Call Me “Mick”
Two people are a pair. Add an Irish Terrier, and now you’ve got a party. Inherited from a generation that knew the...
Read MoreA Mouthful of Nickname
Outstanding qualities have earned the Alpine Dachsbracke the nickname, the “multiple utility dog of the Alpine hunter,...
Read MoreThe One Flaw of Puppy Corner, And You Found it: More Chloe
This is, to our knowledge, the third to last episode in Purina’s Puppyhood commercials from 2015, and we’re...
Read More“I Didn’t See That Coming”or Can Puppies Fix Boredom?
Well duh, you bet they can. Also loneliness, apathy and the blues. That said, looking at puppies never gets old, and w...
Read MoreIt’s Superdog!
Not every breed can successfully knit together the words, “muscular,” and “elegant,” but this on...
Read MoreThe Near Demise of a Breed
Politics can often lead to a bad ending for dogs, and we’re not just referring to bad dog legislation. The Hungari...
Read MoreA Different Kind of Kelpie?
Established breeds can have within them variations that can lead to confusion. Around the 1940s, Australian Kelpies t...
Read MoreBlood. Dog Blood.
We couldn’t talk about blood without having Dracula welcome you. Dogs have blood types! There are eight dog blood...
Read MoreEven MORE Chloe
This is another installment from Purina’s Puppy Chow commercials from 2015 dubbed, “Puppyhood” featuri...
Read MoreWhen Dogs Outrank Men
Did you know that the earliest recorded use of canines in combat was by Alyattes of Lydia against the Cimmerians in the...
Read MoreMudi Owners?
Mudi owners, this one’s for you. On occasion, we’ll ask a question on behalf of someone interested in a b...
Read MoreThe Devil Dogs – Now in Heaven, We Think
The Marine Corps had the first large dog unit in the nation’s history to see action against the enemy, but from th...
Read MoreCricket, the First of Her Breed to be…..
“Cricket” didn’t know, nor likely cared, that she would be a historic first. She was the first Fox Te...
Read MoreThe Dutch Tulip Dog
There are few dogs that can claim a breed name as lyrical as the Dutch Tulip Dog, though it’s “everydayR...
Read MoreThe Legend of Gelert, Faithful Hound
One of the most famous Irish Wolfhound legends is beyond sad, but was it true? At the left is the marker for the final ...
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