The Rhodesian Ridgeback‘s ridge is a splendid thing, and a hallmark of the breed. While ridgelessness does occur, ...
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The Purebred Muse
Composer, Leonard Bernstein, was an avid dog lover who was known to come home with a new dog on more than one occasion....
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The Narrow Rear
We all love having a dog come to us when we call, but “dog nerds” also like to watch a dog walk away. Some a...
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The Land of Terriers
England has produced more terrier breeds, and done more to establish terriers as a canine type, than any other country, ...
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The Smallest Drovers in the World
For a rancher and farmer, size is an important consideration when choosing a dog to work their stock, and one certain ap...
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The Tweed Water Spaniel
Not every breed we mention on NPDD is a dog one will ever find in the flesh. Some breeds fell into the cracks of history...
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Horand von Grafrath: First German Shepherd Dog
German history had its ebbs and flows of national pride, but what never wavered was an embedded tradition of dependable,...
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The Fashion Forward Dog (winkie winkie)
In 1986, Ilene Hockberg published a take-off of the world’s most famous fashion magazine and called it “Dogu...
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Breed Type and Coats
We often talk about “type,” – those visual qualities that make a Doberman Pinscher look nothing like a...
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Pizza Thieving Arsonists. Got One?
We’ve loved the ad below by Travelers Insurance and shared its hilarity with a new friend we met over the weekend...
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The Cruelty of Certain Mondays
Monday mornings after a long holiday weekend are especially cruel. Photo of Brenda Eyre’s struggling Newfoundlan...
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Oasis’ “Supersonic” – About a Dog?
You think you know a song. Can you guess what Oasis’ hit, “Supersonic” was about after watching this...
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The Peaceable Kingdom’s Tallest Monument
At one time, the tallest monument at Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Westchester County, NY (the first, and oldest operating p...
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Azawakh Legs
Much of the Azawakh’s unique physical build is form following function: A deep chest, long legs, tiny tuck-up and rela...
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The First European Dogs in the New World
Seen here is one of the fabulous entries in National Purebred Dog Day’s 2016 Fine Art Poster Competition, and now ...
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Oliver, the “Spaniel and Statesman”
If and when National Purebred Dog Day is passed by the United States Congress in 2017, there might be one purebred dog t...
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The Only Player Ejected For Relieving Himself
“Miss Babe Ruth” has the unique honor of being a young lady in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Ne...
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The English Shadow
Following one’s owner from room to room is common to many of our breeds, and the trait has earned the English Shep...
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The Bear’s Best – and Worst – Friend
In Northern Europe, there is a vast area of historical importance to Russia, Sweden and Finland. Known for its dense for...
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Dachshund Coats
Until 1977, Dachshunds in the United Kingdom were allowed to be bred between coat varieties (called “crosscoat mat...
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