The physique of the Dachshund has long been subject to hyperbole (such as the title to this post), and we suppose Dachsh...
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This color
As sounds go, “smut” is such a delicious word. Short, sweet, and ending with emphasis. As a color, however, ...
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The Hovawart
Earlier, we asked if you could name the breed of the puppy whose photo we showed you – – – did you gue...
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Brooke Hounds
Robert Brooke wasn’t one to let grass grow under his feet. He earned his B.A. from Oxford University, received his...
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The Russkaja Spaniel
The Russian Spaniel is the youngest of the Russian gun dogs, and the first spaniel to be standardized in the Soviet Uni...
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The Wry Dandie Dinmont
Every Dandie Dinmont breed standard in the world indicates that the breed comes in the colors mustard and pepper, but we...
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Happy Birthday, Queen Elizabeth!
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, celebrated her 90th birthday yesterday (and doesn’t she look fabulous?)....
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Lyme Hall Mastiffs
It was a nasty business, the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, one of several battles fought during the Hundred Years’ War ...
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The Landseer
Most people forget that Newfoundlands also come in brown, gray, and white and black, the black and white version known...
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The Komondor’s Name
The word “Komondor” appears in a Hungarian document dating back to 1544 in the “History of King Astiagis”...
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The Deep Chest
If you don’t show your dog, you may think it doesn’t really matter if your know whether your dog has a deep ...
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The Regiments of Staffordshire Mascot
Before “Watchman IV” retired, he met his replacement, “Watchman V,” both Staffordshire Bull Terr...
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How the Chow Chow Got His Black Tongue
When the world was created and the stars were put into the sky, a few pieces of the sky fell down to earth. There, they ...
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Corgis and the Royal Wedding
A bit of nostalgia as we revisit a popular commercial from the year Prince William and Kate were married. Can you believ...
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The Papier Scottie
This is nothing like the papier mache we did in junior high. Scottish artist, Gosia Walton, takes the medium to epic lev...
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“Little Brown Dog”
Legend has it that the brown on the “Little Brown Dog” was purposefully bred into the Boykin Spaniel to prov...
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State Dog of Louisiana
It’s safe to safe that most of the dog breeds we have in the United States were created somewhere else, but that&#...
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Transition Coats
Many breeds undergo a change in coat color with maturity, the Bearded Collie coming immediately to mind. The color durin...
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Monkey Whiskers
What’s not to love about the term, “Monkey Whiskers?” On an adult Afghan Hound, the long hair that gro...
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19th Century Spaniels
In the early 19th century, spaniels were considered to be in one of three groups based mostly by size. It made for confu...
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