The first Boykin Spaniel is believed to be a small, stray spaniel-type dog that befriended a banker walking to church in...
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More Specific (and Way Cooler Sounding) than Ear Leather
Speaking of ears, here’s a term to add to your otitic vocabulary (it sounds cooler and is more specific than R...
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Humphrey Bogart’s Newfoundland
The American Film Institute named him the greatest male star in the history of American cinema. In 30 years, Humphrey Bo...
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Guinness World Record’s Longest Dog Ears
Two purebred dogs have held the most recent Guinness World Records for having the longest ears. With 180 Best of Breed a...
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Working Breed Proud!
Go on, be proud. You own a breed that has traditionally worked for its living. If it wasn’t pulling a sled, it wa...
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The Cheetah’s Protector
Sometimes we think that everything we ever need is already here, we just need to open our eyes and see it. Cheetah Outre...
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When You Know Dog Anatomy, It Shows
When you know dog anatomy, it shows in both how you evaluate dogs, and how you render them in art. One of our favorite a...
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The Turkey Dog
Turkey hunting has been described as a disease that afflicts its sufferers every fall and spring, but hunting a bird th...
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Toto, I’ve a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Any More
Who can forget the words, “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore, Toto” (though technically, the...
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The Russell
The Russell Terrier is not a Jack Russell Terrier which isn’t a Parson Russell Terrier, though they share a commo...
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Dog Artists, You Can’t Win If You Don’t Enter!
National Purebred Dog Day® is proud to announce its inaugural Fine Arts Competition and invites “dog artists̶...
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Moscow Watchdogs
When the youngster seen in the thumbnail image grows up, he’ll be a big boy like the dog below. They are Moscow W...
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Feet! Bigger in Back or Front?
Your dog’s feet. Do you know if their front feet are smaller or larger than their back feet? (by all means, go loo...
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Homecoming White Dog Village
The third largest island in South Korea is named Jindo. Tourists may know of the island for its annual festival that cel...
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An Unfinished Head
We use the expression, “inside baseball” a lot on National Purebred Dog Day®, and before we go any further,...
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Can You Name This Breed?
We lured you here to show the difference hair makes.Our thumbnail image is of the same dog you see at the bottom right, ...
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Legally Pink
In 2008, a Boulder, Colorado hair salon owner faced a $1,000 fine for dyeing her Poodle pink with beet juice to raise b...
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The Saturday Sinecure*
There will be plenty of exercise ahead, but for now, some of us are sleeping in. A few interesting “‘toids...
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The Buckingham Palace Guards of the Dog World
The breed dubbed the “King of Terriers,” have also been called the Buckingham Palace guards of the dog world. We&#...
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