NPDD readers know our fondness for terms and expressions unique to our breed, and if you can share any with us, we’...
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The Dalmatian Mascot Not Affiliated with a Beer or Fire Department
Providence College’s first mascot was a Dalmatian named “Friar of What-Ho.” The dog purchased by the ...
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Can You Recognize the Signs of Bloat?
Today, many of us will be enjoying the Super Bowl, and we may not notice that one of our dogs is acting odd. NPPD vet...
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Shaggy Mutt? Think Again
If you think the cute and shaggy haired dog approaching you on a street might be a loveable mutt, but their owner tells...
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Start ’em Young
A love of dogs starts early, and it’s never too soon to cultivate an appreciate for the diversity of purebred dogs...
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“Horses for Courses”
Old British horsemen used to say, “Horses for courses,” an expression that meant that equines should be bred...
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The Hairless Dog With a Gene for Hair
The Xoloitzcuintli is a uniquely New World breed famous for being hairless, an aspect underscored by the breed being one...
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Danny, the Cairn Terrier
Regardless of age, most everyone is familiar with the Frank Sinatra song, The Lady is a Tramp, but it seems that fewer k...
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The Hard-To-Train-Toys. Oh Really?
Be “in” dogs long enough, and you’ll have heard that toy breeds just want to sit on someone’s la...
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One of the World’s Most Challenging Places for a Hunting Dog to Work
Tempting as it is to say that the breed you see here is the “Dominique Wilkins” of dog breeds (Wilkins consi...
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A Snippet of English Springer Spaniel History
Spaniel-like dogs have existed centuries, dogs of this type thought to have originated in Spain and possibly introduced...
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Black or Liver, But Not At the Same Time
The Dalmatian can be a black-spotted dog, or a liver brown spotted dog, but never on the same dog. Black is the dominant...
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The Ghost Eye Dog
Said by some sources to be the only livestock working breed developed in America, the Australian Shepherd is also a bree...
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The Carousel Dog
We’d be hard pressed to find someone who does a better of restoring 19th century wooden carousel seats, or carvin...
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The Butterfly and Dudley Nose
A pink nose that’s almost completely un-pigmented and has but just a few black spots isn’t a what is called ...
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The Oldest Hungarian Sheepdog
When Dr. Emil Raitsits, a leading Hungarian canine expert and dog magazine editor, took up the cause of rounding up goo...
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Talk Dirty To Me
We figured the heading might snag your attention, but if we were to tell you that some dog breeds are “dimorphic,&...
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Find the Dog!
It is just not easy to keep any white breed white, but especially a corded breed. Most of us can’t comprehend the ...
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Keg on Legs – Myth?
It’s winter in North America, and tips on staying warm are always welcome. “Bob,” a St. Bernard, help...
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The Dogs of Babel
When linguist, Paul Iverson, comes home one day, he discovers that his wife is dead, the only witness: Lorelei, the fam...
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