Human beings have been drawing on surfaces for thousands of years, from the walls of caves to the ceilings of chapels. W...
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As we populate our website with popular posts from Facebook, we’d be remiss in not reprising this one. Yes, what y...
Read MoreMy Blue Heaven
“My Blue Heaven,” was a popular hit song in 1928, but for a lot of dog owners, heaven is their “blue...
Read MoreMy Left Feet
Actress, Jamie Lee Curtis and her husband, Chris, owned two dogs that Chris frequently took to the local dog park. There...
Read MoreThe Decoy Dog
Did you know that the word, “decoy,” is an abbreviation of the Dutch word endekooy or eendenkooi (meaning ...
Read MoreFirst in, Last In
It’s tempting to muse why it is that some of the oldest breeds in the world are among the last to be accepted by ...
Read MoreA Moment of Escape
If you’re back east, you’re enduring a wicked snowstorm. If you’re anywhere else, you’re bidin...
Read MoreHis name was Ch Achilles
His name was Ch Achilles. He stood 23 inches tall, but his 30″ long hair dragged on the ground as he strolled. He ...
Read MoreFlier,Walkie-Talkie,Jump Hound,Jump Dog,Tail Hound and Yoick.Huh?
Certain breeds have a language all their own, and if we’re discussing hounds they certainly have their own uniq...
Read MoreWhere the Frenchie Got its Name
Most of us can relate to losing a job, so we can feel for the lacemakers whose enemy wasn’t a better lacemaker, bu...
Read MoreThe Norfolk and Norwich: Ears and a Tail Wag?
There was a time in England when the Norfolk Terrier was regarded as a variation of the Norwich Terrier, both being know...
Read MoreCan Show Dogs Work?
We have a two-part post: Here’s the first part, the latest hint about this coming week’s Purebred of Inter...
Read MoreType, Whatever the Medium
Whether it’s a a real dog, a stuffed toy, or a cartoon “type” is what makes the dog in this commercial...
Read MoreRun, Be Free, Don’t Get Caught, it’s the Weekend (but stay within the fence)
Emily Buerger shares her photo of “Gander, a Stabyhound, and “Foray,” a Silken Windhound....
Read MoreThe Unique American Hairless Terrier
The hairless variety of the American Hairless Terrier (AHT) is unlike any of the other hairless breeds in a couple of wa...
Read MoreChihuahua Teapot. In a Hightop
In the “here’s something you don’t see every day” category is this Chihuahua-High-Top-Loose-Shoe...
Read MoreWhy the Dalmatian?
Dalmatians have long been associated with fire departments, and while you can’t trademark a breed, the National F...
Read MoreShe Had to Ask a Boxer?
“How did you pay for that?” She had to ask a Boxer? ...
Read MoreGerman Shorthaired Pointer: Military Dog
The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional unit of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command established in ...
Read MoreThe Misunderstood Breed
It seems to us that perhaps one of the more misunderstood breeds is the Poodle. The breed is wicked smart, and can still...
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