Occasionally, we touch on subjects that have less to do with purebred dogs, and more to do with dog ownership (because o...
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Stud Book Harrier and the West Country Harrier
The Harrier, one of the oldest of the British scenthound breed, is usually registered with the Association of Masters o...
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The Puli’s Corded Coat. Always Corded?
With “Preston” becoming the first Puli ever to win Best in Show at the AKC National Championship presented b...
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The Ovcharka
The Caucasian Ovcharka, an LGD, or Livestock Guardian Dog, is a native of the Caucasus Mountains for which it was named....
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Hector, the Fat Finding Bloodhound
The Southern Water Company has 25,000-miles of sewers serving Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in the Unit...
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The Brocaire Rua: Raciest of the Terriers
The Irish Terrier (Brocaire Rua in Irish) is the raciest member of the terrier group, so described because of its longer...
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The Very First Police Squad – What Breed?
The very first police dog squad in New York City (and all of America, for that matter) was assembled in 1907. It’s...
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When Shepherds Have Too Much Time
We doubt there’s such a thing as a shepherd with too much time on his or her hands, particularly during lambing se...
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Furnishings, and Three Genes That Account for Them
“Furnishings” doesn’t refer just to furniture. The word itself is quite old and can be traced to back ...
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Name the Breed
The Fox Terrier, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, and Bull Terrier were said to have played the most significant part in the mold...
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Belferlein, the Pomeranian
Perhaps if religious leader, Martin Luther, had mentioned it, we might have gotten through his autobiography, Here I Sta...
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The Cardigan and Pembroke Welsh Corgis: Which One Recites Limericks?
Corgi owners may disagree, and because dogs are individuals, one must make allowances for unique personalities, but w...
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“Icing” on a Breed
While at the recent AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin, we asked a Neapolitan Mastiff owner if it was po...
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The “Blooded” Hound
One of the oldest of the hound breeds introduced to Europe (even before the Crusades) was a dog so valued that only the ...
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The German Pinscher
It’s puzzling to us that the Doberman Pinscher, Miniature Pinscher, Affenpinscher, Miniature Schnauzer, Giant Schn...
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On the Tip-toe of Expectation
“Old” terrier men had such a way with words. Within the very first line of the Wire Fox Terrier standard app...
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One Springer’s Very Special Job
Some of you may remember that “Ratty,” from Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind In The Willows stories is a wat...
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Babbling – a No No
In the world of hunts, all scent hunting dogs are referred to as hounds, not dogs, and the hound who barks or bays when...
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The Istrian Pointer: A Dalmatian’s Ancestor?
That the Dalmatian is the only spotted breed in existence today is not news. Less clear, however, are the origins of t...
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Sally, the Valiant Pit Bull
We are sometimes asked why we incorporate “Pit Bulls” into our posts as if they were purebred dogs. The answ...
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