Unlike the majority of other terriers, the Miniature Schnauzer comes not from the British Isles, but Germany. Also unlik...
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The Kammerhunde
The dashing son of the Count of Monte Cristo finds adventure in the kingdom of Lichtenburg where the Grand Duchess of Z...
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The Gargoyle Mastiff
The magnificent Neapolitan Mastiff (or Mastino Napoletano) is worthy of a double take, but with its loose skin, enormous...
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The Only Breed To Appear in Every Decade’s Top Ten
From 1954 to 1959, it was the most popular registered breed in America, but it has also consistently been the only bree...
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Monday Morning Bliss
The unbridled joy expressed by a couple of Australian Cattle Dogs on a Monday morning in January is touching, is it not?...
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Damn Autocorrect!
Autocorrect changes “Susi” to “Sushi.” Ask “Seri” to “call home,” and yo...
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451 Words About a Head
That head. The Bracco Italiano just might have the “hound-iest” look of all the gundogs, and we think it has...
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Meet the Cão de Gado Transmontano
Livestock Guardian Dogs have been hugely effective in protecting both the stock they are employed to safeguard, and pre...
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Sussex Spaniel Paws
The big paws of the Sussex Spaniel were ideal for coping with the heavy clay soil of Sussex where Augustus Fuller of Ros...
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William Harnden Foster: Bird Dog Rock Star
His name was Bill, though more formally, he was William Harnden Foster, and for many sporting breed owners of the day, m...
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The AKC Canine Officer Program
It’s an idea that’s supremely welcome, if not long needed: The #AKC announced in early February, 2016, the l...
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Princess Anne Celebrates the Skye Terrier
In 2014 (and to the sounds of bagpipes), Princess Anne unveiled a life-size bronze statue in honor of the Isle of Skye&#...
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The First OTCH: What Breed?
It’s often referred to as the “PhD” for dogs, the highest obedience honor a dog can receive. We’re speak...
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The Lego Saint Bernard
Sharing pictures of our purebred dogs when made out of Legos are always popular, and this Saint Bernard on display at Qu...
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The KLM Royal Dutch Airline Beagle
It was the commercial that made a lot of people fall in love with the Beagle. Knowing the breed made it totally believab...
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The Cane Corso in Movies
At least three TV shows have included a Cane Corso, including Game Of Thrones, Blacklist and Atlanta. The breed also app...
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Akita Manhole Covers
The Japanese have a celebrated eye for design and appreciation for beauty. This extends to – of all things –...
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A Hard-To-Miss Facade
Public art interests us for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is seeing art that passes the criteria of local...
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Serpico’s Old English Sheepdog
Frank Serpico was a real life NYPD cop, and perhaps one of the earliest whistleblowers. Unfailingly honest and unwilli...
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Bus Éireann’s Irish Setter
America has the Greyhound Bus line, and the Republic of Ireland has Bus Éireann, the national bus company established ...
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