“Breeching” refers to the long and thick hair on the outside rear of a dog’s thighs (but not below its...
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The Dog with 17 Breeds in Its DNA
All told, seventeen different breeds went into making a large dog that could withstand bitter cold, hot deserts, and mou...
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Trim Creep
No, “trim creep” isn’t a horror movie term. In regular classes at a dog show, Poodles under the age of...
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Bacon, Baby
An oldie by a goodie. Save yourself some blather early in the video by advancing to the 0:31 second mark...
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The Silky v Yorkie
When Yorkshire Terriers were brought to Australia in the 19th century, many were bred with local Australian Terriers. S...
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The Creek Named After a Canine Hero
Monture Creek flows for twenty-four miles from the mountains in an area that borders the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Mo...
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An Egyptian Herding Breed
Armant, Egyptian Sheepdog, Ermenti, Chien de Berger Egyptian or Hawara Dog – these all refer to an Egyptian herdin...
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US Patent US4233942
The next time someone makes fun of your dog’s snood, show them this picture. This was US Patent US4233942, the ...
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The Demon-Fighting Pomeranian
Poor Carmichael is possessed by demons. Everyone has one or two, but Carmichael has all of them: The demons of lust, env...
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Sighthound of the Free People
The Tuareg people of North Africa are thought to be the most independent feudal culture that still exists today. There a...
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Des Preux Vuilbaard
Pay attention to breed nicknames! The Bouvier‘s moniker, “des preux vuilbaard,” translates as ‘dir...
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Brossock – What IS It?
Sighthounds are wicked fast, and some have a last minute burst of speed, an “extra gear,” if you will. In...
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New Kid on the Block at Crufts
We often hear about new breeds being accepted by the AKC, but not as much when it happens across the pond. A breed makes...
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Germany’s Youngest Breed
A “romance” between two neighbors shortly after World War II lead to the creation of a breed still thought t...
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Blitz, the Boston Terrier Mascot
Boston University’s Boston Terrier mascot, “Rhett,” is well known in the world of college mascots, but...
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King Charles of the East
When today’s Tibetan Spaniel was encountered by European travelers for the first time in the late 1800s, the dog...
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The Iditarod Poodles
Iditarod 2017, is underway, and as we populate our website with the approximately 9,000 posts put on Facebook before the...
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Pug versus German Shepherd Dog in Scent Detection? Surprise!
Who’d’a thunk it. We came across an abstract written by Nathaniel J Hall, Kelsey Glenn, David W. Smith, an...
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Up and At ‘Em!
It’s Saturday morning! Here’s a video that will make you and your dog feel like slugs – or, it’...
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Law Enforcement Breeds
Dogs have been used by police forces and law enforcement agencies for over 100 years. Bloodhounds accompanied “bo...
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