There were other Lulu and Lobo commercials, and one of them elicited a scathing remark from the Commercial Curmudgeon wh...
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Tell Me a Story: Don’t Forget the Collie
Perhaps it is nostalgia on our part to appreciate Norman Rockwell's unpretentious portrayals, what some would call syrup...
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LCs Rule!*
It's curious to many that it took so long because the two varieties are the same breed under their coats. As the parent ...
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Music to Walk Dogs By*
Hollywood wasn't good about giving dogs credits back then unless they were Lassie, Asta, or Rin Tin Tin....
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You Might Be a Phillumenist If….
They used to be a common way for companies to advertise at a time when people smoked more (one beer company ordered 10 m...
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Almost Human
It's not all that surprising that breed standards for dogs would include references to humans. One will find our species...
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The Diamond Dog
In the 1960s and 70s, Sweden, Russia and Finland used "ore dogs" to search for nickel for the steel industry. In a compe...
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The Story Told by a Button
The dog fancy is a subculture, a good example of a group of people who have a common interest that others in the dominat...
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Babies Who Grow up to Be…..
These babies aren't just an old breed,their' is an ancient breed, its origins dating back about 400–500 years. Indeed,...
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A Rose by any other Name….
The Siberian Husky's Tail (aka the Siberian Squill), Bulldog Rose, Greyhound Lily, Spaniel Rose, Beagle Bay Iris, and ...
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The “All Age” Gun Dog
An All Age dog must have it all: Alacrity, range, courage and stamina - and "good manners always." As Brown puts it, "...
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The Latest on State Dogs
As of this writing, the most recent proposal to name a State Dog comes out of this state's 2023 legislative session, man...
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Green. Only Two Standards Mention It (and not about eyes)
There are two breed standards in which the color green appears, and in neither does the color have to do with any aspect...
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Two Dogs Passed, Triumphant
The highly descriptive poem which follows below was written by Emile Hizelin, and inspired by the sculpture seen below i...
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The Corner of Her Eye
Little things that make a difference in a dog's expression, and therefore, its breed type. Little things that would prob...
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A Poodle and Goldfinger’s Voice
The Welsh songstress, one of the most popular singers in Great Britain and known for that powerful voice, recorded three...
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A Physicist & his German Shepherd Dog
That the relationship between an important scientist and his GSD is still mentioned in biographies over 100 years after ...
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The Various Names of the Dog Carried by Mule
There are more breeds which have been known by different names in their history than we have space to cover here, and th...
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Let Slip the Dogs of War
It is the first mantra that anyone "in" dogs learns: Dogs come first. ...
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