A Lagotto Romagnolo has a unique undercoat that makes the dog nearly waterproof. If she’s a working dog, a Lagot...
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NIPPO – Do You Know What It Is?
If you own an Asian breed (or are just a dog geek and read a lot), perhaps you’ve seen the word, “NIPPO̶...
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How Catherine Got her Bolognese
Frederico II of Gonzaga was an avid hunter and breeder of hunting dogs – that is, until he received a Bolognese as...
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That Fun Loving Charlie and His Dogs
By all accounts, Charlie was lively child, exuberant and inclined to have fun. This extended into his adulthood, by not ...
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What a Dog and Casino Worker Have in Common
Back in the day, an assistant huntsman would sit behind a hunter on horseback and hand him his weapons as required. He b...
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ENS: Heritage Breeders Know It, Do You?
The United States was the only country to enter WWI without trained dogs, and as such, had to “borrow” dogs ...
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One of The Best Commercials – And One of the Worst
It was named one of 2014’s best commercials – and also the worst. One reviewer wrote, “Hey, here’...
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Can You Identify a Breed By its Skull?
We like to think that the skulls seen here belonged to dogs who died of old age. Can you identify the breed of each skul...
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Bond. James Bond.
“It’s Daniel Craig here. I have some news you might find interesting.” He had us at “Daniel Crai...
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Nova Scotia’s Provincial Dog
The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is the smallest of all retrievers, an intelligent dog with an epic scream that c...
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That One Important Part of a Labrador Retriever
In a 1998 AKC Gazette article, an authority on the Labrador Retriever, Dr. Bernard Ziessow, provided the answer to a que...
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Two Ways in which the Dachshund is Unusual
Of the twenty-eight breeds eligible to participate in AKC earthdog trials, one stands out for a couple of reasons: The D...
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The Breed with Underworld Connections
Not many of us can claim to have dogs in our lives who are associated with deity, let alone the underworld, but Xoloitzc...
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Irish Wolfhounds in 1933
Irish Wolfhound owners may enjoy a look at their breed as it was in 1933: British Pathe is an absolute favorite with us...
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Fun and Games with Beagling
Want to take part in a sport that dates back to 400 B.C. ancient Greece? Something you can do that Queen Elizabeth I ...
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The Queen of Canine Art
It’s been our pleasure to share the artwork of dog artists since the beginning because art speaks to us, and a tal...
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The Commercial with Roots in 1870
Reviews are mixed about Cesar Milan, and Cesar dog food, but there’s no disputing a great ad. The voice over recit...
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What Stripe of Breed Be These?
What the heck! What breed of dog emerges into the world……………striped!? As it turns out, ...
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The Prince Mark
Wrinkles are such an integral part of the Pug‘s type that spelled out in the AKC breed standard is that they shoul...
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Ridley Ranger to the Rescue!
A very special critter makes the beaches of North Padre Island, Texas one of its nurseries: It’s the site of the m...
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