We suppose that having many different names could be viewed as a testament to the popularity of a dog: As a breed spread...
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What’s Missing From Dog Shows
Hats! THAT’S what we’re missing from dog shows: Hats! Somehow, it feels like the era of ladies’ ha...
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The Broken Haired Scotch Terrier
Until the late 19th century, the Yorkshire Terrier was known (and exhibited in a show ring) as the “Broken Haired To...
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Gromit’s Breed
He plays chess, is a gourmet cook, is darn handy with electronic equipment and can fly a plane. He knits, plays cards, b...
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Leave it to a Beagle
Writer, Dan Gartland, writes that soccer is, by far, the sport most frequently interrupted by dogs (we presume he means...
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The Shikoku Dog: Not For Everyone
Shikoku is the smallest and least populous of Japan’s four main islands, an area known for it’s mountains, ...
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Unique to Great Danes
It’s been written that while prized by European aristocracy, the harlequin coat pattern is the most difficult colo...
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Dogs: They Sell Stuff
If there’s are two rules of thumb when it comes to dogs on screen. Director Martin McDonagh’s #1 rule: You n...
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A Few Registry Factoids
The oldest continuously published sporting dog journal in the United States is The American Field which dates back to ...
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What You May Not Know About the Chow Chow
Corded breeds aren’t born corded, Dalmatians aren’t born with spots, and Chow Chow puppies aren’t bor...
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A Redundant but Necessary Name
Veterans of National Purebred Dog Day know that a dog’s name is often a clue to its function and type. The French ...
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Phrenology, Doggie Style
A Dogue De Bordeaux is regarded as a brachycephalic molossoid type of dog whose skull is wider than high. Its size is d...
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The Weimaraner’s Coat: The Long and Short of It
Did you know that there’s a long-haired Weimaraner? The Long Haired Weimaraner is listed as a “variety”...
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Your Evening “Awwwww”
There are puppies, and then there are Bulldog puppies, and this one made us not even notice who was advertising, and wha...
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The Aussie Tail
One in five Australian Shepherds will have a naturally bobbed tail, this according to the Australian Shepherd Health &...
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Griffon, Smousbaarde or Stichelhaarige Vorstehhunden: It’s the Coat!
Before 1870, Germany had no kennel club (neither did the United States, the AKC having been founded in 1884), but neithe...
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The Walk of Shame?
Was this a little racy, even for a dog commercial? Nah. Not for dog owners....
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The “Jumping Up and Down” Dog
Though the better known nickname for this breed is the “barkless dog,” the high grass of the Congo plains ne...
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