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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“Hitalians”
It’s said that in some northern parts of the United Kingdom,Whippets are still called “hitalians, ”the local p...
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Aka: The Bohemian Terrier
The Cesky Terrier, officially recognized by the Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in 1963, now numbers aroun...
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The Dapple Dachshund
If you have a dapple patterned Dachshund, it’s possible that the pattern is across your dog’s face, and tha...
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The Gentle Giant’s Fierce Past
This adorable baby will grow up to be a big boy. A very big boy. Bred for their tall stature, Irish Wolfhounds not only...
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And Today’s Topic of Conversation?
Seems about right. From the Facebook page, Things Dog Handlers Say....
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Most Dogs Per Capita City? It Might Surprise You
With one dog for every seventeen residents, Tel Aviv can boast being the city with the highest number of dogs per cap...
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Dog as Art Lover
In London last week, the world’s first art exhibition for dogs, “Play More,” opened for a limited engagem...
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Everything Old is New Again
It’s a puzzlement to us that some of our oldest breeds are among the last to get recognized by major registries. I...
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The Inspiring Coonhound
We’ll never know how the offspring of a champion coonhound found such bad luck as to find his way to a railroad tr...
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Throatiness
Women of a certain age will lament over their necks and refer to it with disgust as a “neck wattle,” but dog...
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Beloved Dog
Someone you know just lost a heart dog. Someone you know just got a new puppy. Someone you know is considering a new bre...
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The “Black Blanketbacks”
If you admire the Treeing Walker Coonhound, you can thank a couple of Kentucky’s native sons. Human sons, that is....
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The Carolina Dog’s Season
Most domestic dog breeds have two estrus cycles a years, while wolves and a few “primitive” dog breeds hav...
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Lions and Tigers and the Kangal Dog, Oh My
According to legend, the Kangal Dog is the result of two different species. The breed, it’s said, was derived fro...
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The Hair of a Goat and the Wool of a Sheep
Not many breeds can be described as having the coat texture of two other species, but the lively Pyrenean Shepherd can. ...
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The Ad That Got Pulled Over a Jack Russell. Why?
It was one of National Purebred Dog Day’s favorite commercials featuring a dog, but one of Volkswagon’s most...
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Beagles 118, Verse 24
And then there are those “memes” that cry out to be shared. From The Beagle Wrangler ...
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Why This Breed Looks So Familiar
Most breeds “stand” on the shoulders of breeds that came before them, and some of these ancestors, while ra...
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