NPDD veterans know that we don’t think any bit of dog information is useless if it: 1) Helps you win a game of Tri...
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Boston Terriers Living On the Street
In San Francisco around Mission and 24th Streets, you’ll find an unexpected bit of street art: A pair of Boston T...
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The Aidi, a Sloughi’s Work Mate
Although the Aidi was listed as the Atlas Sheepdog in its 1963 standard, it never worked as a sheepdog, but as a Livesto...
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The Hunt Hound’s Museum
Did you know there is a museum that celebrates the North American heritage of hunting with hounds? The Museum of Hounds...
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Adele’s Dachshund, “Louis”
We don’t know too many people who don’t like the singer, Adele. If you’re among those who don’t,...
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Can Your Dog See?
“Can your dog see?” “How does your dog see?” These two questions just might be the most common...
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Secret Santa
We’re having a Secret Santa post, and your task is to give a book to a fellow dog lover who can have only one bo...
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The Cap. Does Your Dog Have One?
Knowing dog terminology when you don’t show your dog isn’t silly, it just makes you a well informed dog owne...
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You’re Not Old. You’re Cool.
Injury or age was the main reason most folks “back in the day” used a cane, staff, or walking stick, but the...
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Slovakia’s National Pointer Breed
When we first saw this breed, our fleeting first impression was, “Pudelpointer, a Griffon-something, maybe a Draht...
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Form Follows function
With the exception of Allen Iverson who stood at a mere 6', there's a reason that the average height of professional bas...
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Christchurch’s Corgis
In an amusing (though some found it irreverent) commemoration of the Queen during New Zealand’s 50th jubilee, three ...
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The Power of the Right Words
“Power without lumber and raciness without weediness.” Let’s pick this phrase apart. We all know wha...
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Your Dog or Kennel’s Coat of Arms: What’s Your Motto?
We confess a fascination for heraldry, probably because we’ll never have one, and if we did, a Cadbury chocolate ...
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The Earth Stopper
In the world of hunting, an “earth stopper” was the person who “stopped,” or blocked the entranc...
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Even in Cartoons, You Never Kill Off the Dog
“For Better or For Worse” by Lynne Johnston was a syndicated cartoon strip that ran from 1979 to 2008. It ch...
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A Cross Breeding That Didn’t Work
In the monks’ mind, the problem was that short hair was responsible for the deaths of their dogs during severe win...
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The Breed Dart Board
We have mixed feelings about a dog breed dartboard (don’t we throw stuff at things we don’t like?) – b...
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Stop! Where is it?
Stop!!! Do you know where the “stop” is on your dog? And if you do, do you appreciate how much it impacts &#...
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The “My Little Pony” of the Dog World
A horse is a horse of course of course. And no one can talk to a horse of course. That is of course unless the horse is ...
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