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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You Say Tail, They Say “Stern”
You won’t find the word, “tail,” in the Bloodhound’s AKC breed standard. It’s just not the...
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Imitating Life
Until it’s explained to the uninformed that a Poodle’s trim has its roots in the dog used as a hunting ret...
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Scottish Terrier, or Terriers from Scotland?
Today’s fanciers have nothing on the ardor of breed enthusiasts who came before when it comes to disputes and di...
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The “Sleeve, Bark, and Hem” Dog
Two thousand years ago, if a Pekingese wasn’t in the sleeve of a Chinese royal (earning the breed the nickname: &#...
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England’s First St. Bernard
One of Sir Edwin Landseer’s most famous paintings, “Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveller”...
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Yet Another Bulldog Mascot
We’d hazard a guess that the most popular canine mascot, certainly among institutions of higher learning, is the B...
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The Irish Red and White Setter. A Breed in Trouble
New registration numbers from the Kennel Club are in, and it’s not good news for several breeds that were develop...
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