Pop Quiz: If you were asked to identify a breed that in 1859 was described as having smooth hair, a long tapering nose, ...
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Melon Pips
By itself, “pip” refers to the sharply defined rust colored area over each eye of a Doberman Pinscher, but i...
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The Consummate Hunting Dog
In the mid 1800s, small farmers in Kentucky had a problem: Red fox had begun to spread into their state and wreaked ha...
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The Bearded Tibetan Mastiff
Meet the Tibetan KyiApso (pronounced Kee-Op-So), said to be one of rarest breeds in the world. In Tibetan, “kyi&#...
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The Old German Shepherd Dog
The ideal German Shepherd (one that fits the breed standard) has a double coat of medium length – dense, straight,...
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Bubbles and Racing Strips
The effect created by grooming a Shih Tzu‘s topknot in a way that gives its head a round and broad appearance is...
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Frisbee Does Potato Chips
Can we ever see too much of Frisbee, the Italian Greyhound, in commercials that plug the movie, “Secret Life of ...
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The Tibetan Breeds: A Very Different Ending For One of Them
Ed. Note: In the course of writing this post, an article came to our attention that some would say was “spookyR...
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Friday, a Cinema German Shepherd
It’s possible that no other breed appeared in as many films and TV shows as the German Shepherd Dog. Movie history...
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The Coat Color/Pattern Named After Weather
It’s probably the only coat color/pattern in a dog breed named after the weather. The first Irish Setters were...
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The Siberian Husky Mascot/Showdog
There’s no better way to promote our purebred dogs than by connecting with people one-on-one, but it’s speci...
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It Makes You Want a Boxer
A dog (with the most expressive eyes) ushers in an Australian commercial produced by Renegade Films on how a New idea ca...
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Briard Owners?
Recently, we mentioned that an adult Cesky Terrier can be any shade of gray, but an adult Briard can be any uniform colo...
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The Night Dog
If someone offered you a wager of $100 that you couldn’t escape a muzzled dog, would you take the bet? Would you ...
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Randall Lineback Cattle: Its Connection to Dog Breeds
Meet a couple of critters who are members of a cattle breed known as the Randall Lineback. The medium sized Randall is s...
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Bonnie and Mr. Bounce
We like to keep track of “the rich and famous” who have purebred dogs, so to that end, meet James Palumbo: B...
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The Breed From “Lovu Zdar”
This precious baby is a Cesky Terrier. As an adult, she’ll be any shade of gray, from platinum gray to charcoal, b...
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The German Shepherd Dog Who Woofed, “Taxi!”
It it’s not true, we are unfazed, because for those who know and love German Shepherd Dogs, it could be tru...
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Spiked Shoes, Subways, and the Japanese Chin
You just never know. In 1636, Japan imposed a policy of isolation out of concern over its culture being corrupted by out...
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What Predictability Looks Like
Think predictability is overrated? Check out this Australian Shepherd youngster encountering her very first ducks. We ...
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