“Etzel von Oeringen,” better known as “Strongheart,” was one of the earliest canine film ...
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Sailor the Poodle: Guinness World Record’s Latest Entry
Leave it to a Poodle to set a new record for the Fastest 10 Meters on a Walking Globe by a Dog. Guinness World Record...
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Still a Cover Girl at 90
Queen Elizabeth II appears on the cover of the summer 2016 issue of Vanity Fair magazine with her beloved Pembroke Welsh...
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Japanese Chins and Louis Vuitton
When Louis Vuitton‘s magazine ad campaign was released for the fall and winter of 2011/2012, guess what breed was ...
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A Snippet of Japanese Chin History
Like many Asian breeds, the Japanese Chin‘s origin is clouded in Far East mysticism, but we do know that small dog...
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Before Dog Shows
The first modern dog show might have been a marketing gimmick, but certainly it was a side show – an added attract...
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The Three Word Game – Three Years Later
Many of you are familiar with the “three word game,” where we ask the owners of a Purebred of Interest breed...
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The Buddha’s Lions
It’s our last clue about tomorrow’s Purebred of Interest before we announce the breed in a couple of hours: ...
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The “Jelly Bean” Dog
We love learning about the nicknames attached to our various breed, and this is a colorful one: The Lhasa Apso is called...
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Penn-Marydel Foxhounds
National Purebred Dog Day® celebrates purebred dogs, to be sure. We’re also interested in landraces, strains and ...
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The Cambodian Razorback
Meet the Cambodian Razorback, a long-haired ridgeback dog native to a very small area of Cambodia. Its ridge is usually...
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The American Water Spaniel: One of Only a Few
The American Water Spaniel isn’t picky. It can hunt feather or fur, but the breed doesn’t really fit the ...
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‘The People’s Choice’ Among Coonhounds
George Washington Maupon was not happy. There are four species of foxes in North America, but only two are native to Ken...
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Calling on PONS Owners
Everything we read about the Polish Lowland Sheepdog always includes references to the breed’s sense of humor. Our...
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Puli Cords in Motion
As Puli owners, we’re often asked (in no particular order): Can our dogs see? Which end eats? Does the coat do tha...
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Skippy, aka Asta
If you are a dog lover who fancies him or herself as being savvy about dogs in movies, and you don’t know about Sk...
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“Jou Jou,” The First Papillon To…….
While some Papillons, by the way, arrived in the United States at the end of the 19th century, at least two arrived from...
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Singin’ In The Rain
As a rule, we’re not big on matching garments, but in this case….. Photo from Sausage Dog Central, for all ...
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Winnie, the Labrador Retriever, One of Only Seven
“Winnie” is one of only seven dogs in the United States who is certified to sniff out not bombs, not drugs, ...
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The Challenge Tail
In some ways, many of us are like Potter Stewart. He was the Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who, i...
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