In addition to purebred dogs, NPDD loves dog fanciers. Without dedicated heritage breeders and owners, we wouldn’t...
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New Yorker Magazine’s Latest Cover
Have you seen the latest issue of the New Yorker Magazine? Â The cover by artist, Mark Ulriksen, is entitled “Off ...
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Say It: Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
You probably know that the Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen originated in France. You might know, too, that the GBGV is an ...
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Say, Is That a Miniature Collie?
It’s a guess on our part that Shetland Sheepdog owners grit their teeth every time they’re asked if the dog...
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“Strong” and “Powerful”- the Breed May Surprise You
When the words, “powerful” and “strong” appear with some frequency in a breed standard, one wou...
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The Dramatization of a Little Fox Terrier and an Obscure War Story
Not long ago, we shared the story of a little Fox Terrier that crossed enemy lines during a battle, and found mercy at t...
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Switzerland: It Also Has Hounds
We tend to think of Swiss breeds as the “mountain dogs,” or more specifically, the four Sennenhunds (meaning...
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Darwin’s Dogs
Charles Darwin was a dog lover who believed in the power of dogs to help shape human evolution. He believed, as did seve...
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Morris & Essex, Life Magazine, and Komondorok
Long before the Internet, Life Magazine chronicled the 20th century, and connected people to each other in the most effe...
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Dew Claws – Does Your Breed Require Them, and Why?
What is the purpose of a dog’s dew claw, why do some breeds have them on their back feet, and why is it called a dew c...
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Duffy, the Ball Slayer
When a dog owner has a sense of humor about their dog’s athleticism (or lack of), Â it puts a smile on a face. ...
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Two Famous Boatswains
Dog nerds (folks who can’t get enough information about dogs) are familiar with the Newfoundland, “Boatswain...
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What’s in a Name? Depends Upon the Ears!
Though most of us think of the Papillon as the breed with the “butterfly ears,” it was the drop-eared PhalÃ...
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西施犬 or Lion Dog
Shih Tzu, in Mandarin, is Chih-Tzou, a literal translation of  “Lion Dog,” so named so because the breed w...
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Germany’s National Dog
It boggles the mind to envision 600 Great Danes, supposedly all of them males, assembled in a pack for a boar hunt, but ...
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The Camouflage Retriever
We were tempted to title this post, “Find the Chessie,” with a picture of the dog in a hunting environment b...
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Centenary College’s Catahoula Mascot
Centenary College, founded in 1825, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution in Shreveport,Louisiana. Its athl...
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The Importance of a Stud Book
True story. We’ll call her “Jane.” Jane, who’d been “in” her breed for over thirty y...
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The Bichon Frise’s Name
It’s difficult to know with certainty the origin of the Bichon Frise‘s name. “Frise” is French f...
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Orange, Chocolate, and the Griffon
Walk through the airport in Amsterdam, and one quickly notices two things (in this order): The color orange, and chocola...
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