To our knowledge, the Bull Terrier is the only breed whose proper movement is “jaunty.” From the AKC breed...
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A Dalmatian’s Arch Enemy – Theatrically
She would be 102 if she was alive today, a girl with southern roots who moved to the big city of Chicago as a sixteen ye...
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The Wolf Crusher
Many dog breeds native to Russia are either “Laikas” or “Ovcharkas,” and both terms cover a lot ...
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Christmas In July: You Need This
“Christmas in July” isn’t just a promotional gimmick employed by retailers, it’s an actual ̶...
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Braque du Bourbonnais
The old quip, “everything old is new again” could be said of the Braque du Bourbonnais (pronounced brock-do-...
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The Foure-footed Beastes You Know as the Irish Water Spaniel
It is probable that the first description of the Irish Water Spaniel dates back to a book printed in 1607, the “Hi...
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The Abstract Poodle
The Abstract Poodle refers not to a rendering of the breed by Picasso, but rather to the color and marking of Poodles th...
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The Indian Spitz – Movie Dog
The only thing more dated than an old American movie is an old foreign one. Still, if it’s Indian cinema, and it i...
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Bulldog and Beer – Is This a Great Country, or What?
A beer commercial that includes a purebred dog promoting a company that encourages its employees to bring their dogs to ...
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The Collective Noun for Poms
We’re not always sure that some of the information we find in our research is “legit,” and so we call...
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The “Inner Dalmatian”
And then there are those posts that challenge us in how best to present them. “Tom,” is a 32-year-old Britis...
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The “Barking Bird Dog”
Péter Pongrácz, PhD, of Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary, found that humans could tell from the bark of a dog in...
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While we always love commercials that include a purebred dog, we also believe that some products just won’t sell...
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Soft Mouth
Lots of dogs will happily pick up a dead bird and present it as a gift to their masters and mistresses, but most canR...
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Moby, Ace Reporter Mastiff
A salute to the Belgrade News for choosing a purebred dog as the newest addition to their staff. Meet “Moby,R...
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Saturday: Work Day?
For some folks, Saturday means sleeping-in, and for others, like Lulu, the Sealyham, it means catching up with what need...
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Boerboels at Five Weeks of Age
Last month, the largest litter of puppies born in the United Kingdom since 2004 (when a Neapolitan Mastiff whelped 24 p...
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“Oriental Dog”
Much of the world didn’t know about Afghan Hounds until British soldiers returning home from the then Indian-Afgha...
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Friday Frenetics
It’s Friday, and that can only mean one thing – the weekend! Time to throw the ball until your humerus par...
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The Top Ten Dogs – What Decade?
Can you name the decade these were the AKC’s ten most popular breeds (appearing in order) based on registration n...
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