The Pont-Audemer Spaniel’s other nickname, “Le petit clown des marais” – “little clown of ...
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Staffies Who Lived with “Shazam!”
We ask that you spend 50 seconds of your time watching the video clip below to get you in the mood for this post: If you...
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A “Dandie” Gathering
Happy Birthday to “Old Ginger” born 175 years ago today! Every Dandie Dinmont alive today can trace their b...
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The Literary Dog Lover
He wrote one of the most endearing children’s stories ever, Charlotte’s Web, and if you were a writer, edi...
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A Group of Pugs is Called…..
We confess a weakness for collective nouns if for no other reason than the intrigue of why a grouping of anything comes ...
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“Purin” Beats Her Own Guinness World Record
Recently, “Purin,” the super Beagle from Japan, was challenged break her own Guinness World Record for the &...
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The Sled Dog
It’s possible that for some people, the term, “sled dog,” conjures up images of the Iditarod Race R...
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A Madman, a Monkey, and a Barbet
She was ahead of her time, and not just for having gotten married at the age of thirteen. She was beautiful and cultur...
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The Only Dog To Attend a Heisman Trophy Ceremony
In 1982, University of Georgia school mascot, “Uga IV,” an English Bulldog, became the first mascot ever ...
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The Peg Dog
It’s been said that shooting without a peg dog is like eating strawberries without cream: It’s do-able, but no...
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Poodles: The Falconer’s Dog
One of the most read posts on National Purebred Dog Day’s site is about Poodles as hunting dogs. It comes as a s...
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A Snippet of Norwich Terrier History
There is a part of England that juts into the North Sea, an area that gets its name from the East Angles, a tribe from n...
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Finland’s National Dog
In the annals of purebred dog breeds, several breeds have been resurrected, or saved from extinction by hunters, and thi...
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Newfoundlands: Don’t Leave Home Without One
“Specialties,” are basically dog shows for one breed sponsored by the national “parent” club or ...
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Bee Gueule or Free Tonguers. Huh?
We learned early on never to take for granted information that we think everyone must surely know. Not so! Hound folks, ...
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Vietnam’s Labrador Retrievers
We tend to think of the dogs used in the Vietnam War as being German Shepherds, but Labrador Retrievers were also there....
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From Baboons to Therapy Dog
Not many dogs bred to face leopards and baboons also make good therapy dogs, but the Boerboel is. Noted for their protec...
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Golden Retrievers Explain the Structure of Atoms
Stephen Hawking, watch out. When the UK-based Southern Golden Retriever Society Formation Display Team made this video...
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The “Dog Letters”
In the garden of the Hermitage (Bayreuth Germany) is a structure that must have been impressive in its day, a mausoleum ...
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Greyhounds: Royal Supporters
In the Middle Ages, Greyhounds were dogs of nobility, and as such, figured prominently in heraldry because the breed den...
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