Lyndon Baines Johnson was sad. His Beagles, “Him” and “Her” were dead. Hoping to cheer him up, F...
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The Swissie Angel and Hero Dog
“Stacey Mae” liked people. She liked spending time with them and visited nursing homes 2-3 days a week. She ...
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A Coat Comparison in the Dutch Shepherd
Dutch Shepherd friends, your breed comes in three coat varieties: The roughhaired, longhaired, and shorthaired. Do you f...
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A Snippet of Dutch Shepherd History
Written by Pauline van Vliet This “extraordinary ordinary dog” as its aficionados call it, has long been v...
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Rusty, the American Dog
The locals call him, “Rusty,” but his proper name is “American Dog.” He’s a 500 pound Bloo...
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The Elite Labrador Retriever Detection Dogs
Auburn’s Canine Performance Sciences, part of the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been helping advance the breedin...
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The Bogdog
The Irish Water Spaniel is the largest of the spaniel breeds, and the only surviving water spaniel. Though the breed wa...
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The Natural Breed
Some breeds are required by their standards to be shown naturally in a dog show. This can be a tall order in a sport ...
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The Bite That Hurts the Dog More than You
The sight of a tongue hanging out a dog’s closed mouth may strike some folks as cute, but it usually means someth...
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The Stab-Proof Dog Vest
The first dogs in New Zealand to receive stab-resistant harnesses that protect them the same way that stab-resistant ves...
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Foot = Function
A breed’s function is often revealed by the size of their feet. Breeds from cold climates, such as the Alaskan ...
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The “Red Stockings” Breed
The Beauceron is the largest of the French sheepdogs, in addition to being a herder, he is a farmer’s dog, guard ...
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Pass the Test and Live
The qualities we love in our respective breeds are often the result of a dedicated belief (some might say “ruthles...
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Sporting Dogs in Advertising
There was a time when kids fished, hunted, and played marbles ((gasp) instead of playing Pokémon GO. Those were the day...
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Dog Movie Mashups
From a Brussels Griffon in the movie, As Good as It Gets, to Hachikō, the Akita, no dog is safe from Jaemy Choong&...
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The Airedale Police Dog
The Airedale was one of the first breeds trained and used by police in Germany and Great Britain, and is now one of fou...
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The Yarn Bombed Dog
Perhaps you’ve seen it, but didn’t know that you were looking at evidence of “yarn bombing.” A...
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High Head Big Horse
We love the vivid descriptives given to some of native breeds by the Chinese. Who can’t conjure in their mind...
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“Boz” Dogs
As the expression goes, we have no dog in this fight, but we pass along things we think you should know, or that we t...
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