“Cricket” didn’t know, nor likely cared, that she would be a historic first. She was the first Fox Te...
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The Dutch Tulip Dog
There are few dogs that can claim a breed name as lyrical as the Dutch Tulip Dog, though it’s “everydayR...
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The 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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Canis Familiaris Pastoralis Villosus Hungaricus
Owning a Canis familiaris pastoralis villosus hungaricus – or Komondor – is a serious responsibility. Exuber...
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These Labradors are the “Bees Knees”
A few years back, we reported on “Bazz,” a black Labrador Retriever trained by South African beekeeper, Josh...
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Toys that Inspire, Not Scare
The animal rights movement has always known the value of marketing its agenda to young children, from “sea kittens...
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Treibball!
We know it’s baseball season, but we didn’t just mean to write, “Play Ball,” even though it rhym...
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Your Breed’s Plural
NPDD veterans know that to “plural-ize” a Hungarian dog breed, one adds a “k” to the end of the ...
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The Part of that Southwest Airlines Commercial We Didn’t See
By now, most of us have seen – and thoroughly enjoyed – this Southwest Airlines Commercial: What you probabl...
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The Importance of Core and Topline
Exercise geeks among us know the importance of “core” strength. They know it supports the spine and improv...
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Breeds That “Can’t” Swim?
On the same day we came across an article that categorically stated that brachycephalic dogs can’ t swim, we came ...
Read MoreDid the Bard Hate Dogs?
In case you missed it, today was Talk Like Shakespeare Day, and we thought it might be interesting to talk about The Bar...
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Expression, an Important Part of Type. Sometimes
On the face of it, one might not gravitate to a breed known for its “somber and serious expression,” but how...
Read MoreMore Chloe
Here is another from the series of “Puppyhood” commercials that Purina aired in 2015 to promote Purina Pupp...
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Laurie, Lou, and Lolabella
We don’t pretend to always under the work of performance artist and poet, Laurie Anderson, but it’s clear ...
Read MoreDavey Whippet: Still the Record Holder
Five years ago, he became the first dog to catch a disc over 400 feet. As far as we can tell, “Davey Whippet̶...
Read MoreBarn Hunt’s First Champion
The fun sport of Barn Hunt is based on the traditional role that many breeds had in ridding barns, farms, silos and outb...
Read MoreA Puppy and Frenchie Fix All Rolled into One!
The best way we know how to end a day, start a day, or even interrupt the middle of a day, is with a puppy fix. With thi...
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The Scandinavian Trim
There are lots of fanciful names given to features in our dogs, and while “rosettes” and “pompons̶...
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Polydactylism!
Behold the majesty of the Norwegian Lundehund foot. It has six fully developed toes, five of which reach the ground. Th...
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