There’s a new breed of service dog in town. As dog owners, we all know how empty our homes (let alone our lives) a...
Read MoreThe Most Active Breed in America?
Before getting to the rest of our post, watch this video: How much energy does a Malinois really have? from Scout Dogs o...
Read MoreHappy Boykin Spaniel Day!
Good morning, and before we get onto other things, a quick Happy Boykin Spaniel Day to our Boykin Spaniel friends. Â On ...
Read MoreThe Plural of Bracco?
Throughout history, the Bracco Italiano has also been known as the Italian Pointer, the Bracco, the Italian Bracco, theÂ...
Read MoreA Snippet of Bracco Italiano History
The Bracco Italiano is one of only two native Italian Gundog breeds (the other being the Spinone), and is believed to ...
Read MoreA Breed By Any Other Name….
Though the breed is believed to have some Polski Owczarek Nizinny (aka Polish Lowland Sheepdog) in its ancestry, the na...
Read MoreThe Dog’s Horoscope
The Chinese zodiac has twelve animals that made up its 12-year cycle related to the Chinese calendar. In order, the an...
Read MoreThe Airedale as……Gundog?????
The Airedale in this image which might inspire some of you to say, “Silly NPDD. The Airedale isn’t a hunting...
Read MoreThe Challenge that Led to an Old Breed Becoming New Again
Imagine how deflated British breeders must have been when an American issued a challenge at their dog show –Â com...
Read MoreThe Largest of the Portuguese Breeds
The Rafeiro do Alentejo is the largest of the Portuguese dog breeds, an impressive dog in large part because of its cor...
Read MoreBy Two Years old – or It’s a DQ
It’s undeniable that a great dog with a great coat is a tough act to beat in a dog show conformation ring. That sa...
Read MoreMoney Money Money (And the Dogs Who Find it)
[iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/I8P80A8vy9I”] There’s no limit to the amount of cash that t...
Read MoreThey Only Had One Job To Do…
But the Belgian Laekenois had three. She was expected to herd sheep at the Royal Castle of Laeken; she was expected to g...
Read MoreMonday’s Poem
I will hold my head up high And take the road less travelled Just me, myself, and I. And I will conquer it because I r...
Read MoreWinkie the Wonder Wire Fox Terrier
A warning: We would find Jeremy Irons reading a chemistry textbook great listening. It’s quite probably the Brit...
Read MoreAlexander the Great and Diogenes – as Dogs
As the story goes, when Alexander the Great visited the Greek philosopher, Diogenes at the wine barrel in which he live...
Read MoreThe Dog from Jindo Island
Jindo Dogs are such an iconic part of the Korean national identity that they were marched out during the opening ceremon...
Read MoreBark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark
Old terrier men believed that no two terriers worked the same, and that real terrier men could identify a dog’s qu...
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