We came across this list of ways to know you’re a Bulldog owner, but it was unattributed, and we’d like to r...
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The *Right* Way to Pronounce Löwchen
Our proficiency at French would never compel Gomez to kiss the length of our arm, but our reading tells us that the corr...
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“Man’s Best Friend.” Who Coined it?
“Man’s best friend.” Do you know the genesis of this famous phrase? “Old Drum” was a black and tan hou...
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The Glistening Silver Dog
Just in time for the holidays is a breed born with a festive coat. You know this breed, it’s famous for its smile!...
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The Havanese and Maltese: Commercial Stars
It was one of Black and Decker’s most popular commercials, in part because it drove home in a very visual way just...
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The Elkhound That isn’t Gray
The Norwegian Elkhound’s AKC breed standard stipulates that any overall color other than gray is a disqualificatio...
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Dogs Named After 9-11
The plan was to copy what Australia had done. Its version of a transportation department had successfully employed bomb ...
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“Muppet” with a Mission
Those ears. If there was a canine “Great Ears Clubs,” the Pumi would take its rightful place next to the Bri...
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The Brussels Approach to a Monday Morning
A cold winter morning in December, and it’s a Monday, to boot. Yeah. Grumble. “Zoe,” a smooth coat Bru...
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The Miniature Poodle Retriever
Diminutive versions of a larger breed sometimes get short shrift, so we think it’s worth sharing the accomplishmen...
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The Native Indian and Tolling Dogs
The precise date of when the French came to Canada’s second-smallest province is unknown to us, but we do know tha...
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The Victorian Shoot
Every once in a while, we go a little off topic to discuss the world around purebred dogs, in part because it’s in...
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Recognize this Butt?
See if you can recognize the breed of this dog before his face is shown at the 15 second mark in the video below: Pat yo...
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Why the Kooiker is Orange
We always defer to breed experts, but as this story was shared with us by someone who knows the breed, we’re runni...
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It’s a Lab Thing
The video below would be funny if we didn’t know of Labrador Retrievers that have eaten things they ought not to h...
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White and Orange Hound
We confess a weakness for breeds with descriptive names, and certainly the Chien Francais Blanc et Orange (or White and...
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A Weekend with Chance of Snow
It’s the weekend, there’s snow (for some of us), and that means frisky time for our coated breeds! Photo of ...
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Poodle Plates
Poodle people, wouldn’t it be fun to have a second set of dinnerware celebrating your breed? The pattern is called...
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The Blonde Bombshell’s Dog
If you were an incandescent screen siren known as the Blonde Bombshell and could own any dog you wanted, what would you...
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Is There a Talbot in Your Breed’s History?
Many hound-owning dog nerds (you know who you are) who love to investigate their breed’s deep history will likely ...
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