If you had lived in the Middle Ages (and contrary to gossip, we didn’t), you might have been a monk or nun, peasan...
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Blanket-Back
In Rat Terriers, a “pie bald” dog is basically a white dog with any Rat Terrier color of spotting, but when ...
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The Pergo Great Dane
Earlier, we shared a cute commercial from Pergo that answered the question: What do our dogs do when we’re not hom...
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The Swashbuckler’s Dog
As terrific as Standard Schnauzers are, it was a 1930s and 40s cinematic heart throb who brought a good deal of attentio...
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The Blue Devils
We suppose the debate over Ireland’s true National Dog will always be a source of contention, but it seems undispu...
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Save the Dogs!
Only two toy breeds gained AKC recognition before the English Toy Spaniel: The Yorkshire Terrier and Pug (both in 1885)...
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The Largest French Sheepdog
The Beauceron is the largest of the French sheepdog, and its ties to the Briard are reflected in French art often pair...
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The Colorful Pomeranian
In more ways than one, it could be said that the Pomeranian is one of the most “colorful” breeds we have: Ei...
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Chloe’s “Max” Meets a Girl
As far as we know, this was the final installment of Purina’s Puppyhood videos featuring “Max” and his...
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Dobermann’s Hunde
As a dog catcher and “skinner” (one hopes not of dogs), Friedrich Louis Dobermann had access to a lot of dog...
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America’s First All-Around Sporting Dog
Until 2005, the American Water Spaniel was unclassified by the AKC as a hunting breed, so it was neither spaniel nor ret...
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The “Schnauzer-Express”
We ease into this Monday after Mother’s Day with a feel good video of a former dog handler who prefers her “Sch...
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The English Shadow
Despite its name, the dog nicknamed, “the English Shadow,” isn’t English at all, but American made, ma...
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The Best Car Harness For a Dog That You’ve Never Heard Of
We know to secure our dogs when they’re in a car, right? Right? Anyone who’s ever been in a collision with...
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Teckel and Dackel and Dachshund, Oh My
Teckel and Dackel are words that refer to the Dachshund, but are there nuanced differences between any of them? Let̵...
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A Sorry State for a Deserving Breed
Can you imagine? Last year, only 28 Skye Terriers were registered with the U.K.’s Kennel Club, the lowest number...
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The Operaetic Dog
He heard his first opera when he was 11 (it was Aida), and at that moment, he knew he would grow up to be an opera sing...
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Short Mouth, Short Head
The Pug is quite an ancient breed thought to date back to at least 400 BC in China. There are no written documents tha...
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The Briard Who Avenged His Owner
History – and legend – provides us two theories as to how the Briard got his name (a moniker that came late ...
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