Dogs have four main gaits (each with a specific pattern of footfall and rhythm) that range from the slowest (a walk) to ...
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GWP and GSP: Differences?
German Wirehaired Pointers are not exact duplicates of their close relative, the German Shorthaired Pointer. They are h...
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Ah, To Be Young
When you’re four weeks old and a stinking cute Scottish Terrier, every day is fun day. For the rest of us, it̵...
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The Breed That Wore a Melium
From the Abruzzi to the Maremma plans of Southern Tuscany, the Maremma has been protecting flocks of sheep for ov...
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The 4th Best Dog Commercial in the UK
When the on-line site, Campaign, created a shortlist of the ten best commercials featuring a dog, the number four spot...
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The Chow Chow’s Name
The origin of the Chow Chow’s name remains subject to debate, a dispute we’re not sure will ever be settled...
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Never Forget
We’ll be posting today as we always do, but we begin by remembering how the world changed fifteen years ago today...
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We’d Buy this Car Just Because of the Basset Hound
We think it’s probably the best TV ad on the air waves lately. Not surprisingly, it includes a Purebred Dog. [if...
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The “Gruff” Breed
There are several synonyms for “gruff,” but one of them, “no-nonsense,” best describes “gr...
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The Breeds of Presidents
Time now for another Purebred of Interest hint about next week’s breed. It has been owned by a United States Presi...
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The Peter Pan of Breeds
We have a conflict. When researching the “Peter Pan” of dog breeds, we found two breeds that lay claim to th...
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Cavorting Saturday
If you’re happy that it’s Saturday and you know it, cavort on a beach! Photo of Marla Vogeley Kipling’...
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Nero, a Philosopher’s Maltese
It’s time for our first hint about next week’s Purebred of Interest, and it’s a particular challenge f...
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How to Make Johnny Carson & Jimmy Stewart Cry
A poem about a Golden Retriever brought these two giants of the entertainment industry to tears back in 1981. The power ...
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A Nordic Sheepdog
For all the incredible diversity found in purebred dogs, it can still be a small world. It’s evident that Nordic s...
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It Wears a Bell and Doesn’t Bark. Guess Again.
There is a breed that’s native to Africa, a dog that takes its name from the tribe that breeds it. It’s been...
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The Siberian as Art
When a talented photographer takes pictures of a Siberian Husky on a frozen lake that’s thawing just enough to act li...
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Virginia’s State Dog
The American Foxhound is one of four breeds of American origin; George Washington imported foxhounds into Virginia for h...
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The Foxhound’s Tongue
You’ve heard us refer to the fine “voice” of the American Foxhound, but what does that really mean, ...
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A Snippet of American Foxhound History
The American Foxhound is truly one of America’s native sons having been developed from Foxhounds brought to Ameri...
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