How many names can one breed be known by? As it turns out, a lot if you’re an Afghan Hound. The breed brought to...
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Poodle Color
Color. It can be a contentious issue in any breed among fanciers of that breed, so a caveat. As we honor and explore the...
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A Snippet of Jagdterrier History
The Jagdterrier, also known as the German Hunt Terrier, was borne of necessity coupled with a desire for a game terrier...
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“Salty,” a Reminder to All Dog Owners
Sobering words: “You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.” The quote comes Antoine de Sain...
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What Predictability Looks Like
What does predictability look like? This Border Collie puppy’s first day on the job: It helps that the grown-ups...
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Stubborn Breed, or Just Too Smart?
Has your breed ever been called “stubborn,” when in fact, the right training method just hasn’t been a...
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The Drunken Sailor Roll
When we featured the Irish Water Spaniel as a Purebred of Interest back in December of 2013, few of us were able to resi...
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We Say Goodbye to Oddball
We’re sorry to report that “Oddball,” the Maremma who protected penguins and inspired her own film, d...
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Pure(bred) Dog Talk
As we write, video, live streaming, and podcasts are the way of the future. We’d like to think it’s because ...
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The Rhomboid Ear
The shape you see at the left is called a rhomboid, or in two-dimensional geometry, a parallelogram in which adjacent s...
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Switzerland’s Four Mountain Dog Breeds: Which is Which?
In the photo are Switzerland’s four ancient mountain breeds. From left to right, can you name them? We can help. T...
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The Dog Writer’s Lament
It is a frustration, if not sad lament of many a breed fancier that records of their breed are paltry, if non-existent. ...
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She Spent her Life Hunting for Lost Wallpaper
"Finding wallpaper, there’s nothing I love more," she said. "I could sniff it out anywhere; I could ride through a str...
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The “Bubble”
We love all dogs, and maybe it’s just us, but we’ve noticed that when it comes to the dogs we live with, dog...
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The Faithful Dog Monument
In the city of Tolyatti, Russia, is tribute to the faithfulness of a German Shepherd Dog who never forgot his owners. &#...
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Meet the Shanxi Xigou
We’re going out on a limb here, following up on a breed mentioned in passing only just yesterday, and the breed...
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Chasing Plastic
“It’s Sunday,” they said. “Sleep in,” they said. “Relax,” they said. But here ...
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Survivor, Australian Working Dog Style
Being a working dog in Australia isn’t for sissy dogs, and more to the point, they’re the backbone of many o...
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