At the time this was first published (April, 2015), Brittanys have more AKC Dual Champions (field and show) than all oth...
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The Song Inspired by a Beach Boy and an Irish Setter
Being the original lead guitarist for the group, Sha Na Na, in the late 1960’s would have been enough of a career...
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War Dog of the Vikings
It’s not the Norwegian Elkhound, the descendent of the Torvmosehund, a dog so important to the Vikings that it was...
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How the Chow Chow, Shar-Pei, and Giraffe Are Alike
Blue-black spots on tongues are very common in dogs: Over 30 breeds are known to have dogs with spotted tongues which ar...
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One of the Best Commercials EVER
In our humble opinion, this commercial for Pedigree was not just one of the best commercials of 2010, it was one of the...
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The Retriever Not from Labrador
The Labrador Retriever, in spite of its name, is not from the Labrador area, but rather is indigenous to the Canadian p...
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The Collectable Dog Whistle
An often overlooked collectable is the dog whistle, something many of us who aren’t trainers, or are outside of gu...
Read MoreWhat Breed Was #1 in 1984?
Not long ago, we gave you a list of ten breeds and asked you to identify the year in which these were the Top Breeds in ...
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The Ball of Little Dogs (Queen Anne’s Command Performance of Poodles)
The further one goes back in time, the more evident is the popularity of “animal acts.” Dog breeds that ...
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The World’s Toughest Retriever?
The coat is an essential feature of our next Purebred of Interest breed. Its water-repellent coat can be any color or co...
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The Fox Terriers: “Trap,” “Jock,” “Tartar,” and “Cricket”
The modern Fox Terrier‘s history goes back to around the 1860’s, and three well-known dogs of the day, ̶...
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Audrey Hepburn’s Yorkie
It’s not unheard of in Hollywood for a dog to appear with his or her owner on screen, Sylvester Stallone’s...
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One of Italy’s Favorite Sons
It’s one of the top ten breeds of Italy that you may never have heard of, but in 2009, the Italian Kennel Club reg...
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Predictability on Display (Video)
When an NPDD friend shared this with us earlier, there was no question that you had to see it. It’s a fabulous ill...
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Why the Basenji doesn’t Bark, Part I
Once upon an ancient time, there was a dog named “Rukuba” who lived near the god, Nyamuriri. On the occasi...
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The Poltalloch Terrier
The existence of the insanely cute West Highland White Terrier, a close kin to the Cairn Terrier, is credited to the bea...
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Samoyed Slippers
These fine looking slippers bring new meaning to the complaint that one’s “dogs are barking.” This old...
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The Smallest Greyhound Member
The smallest member of the Greyhound family dates back at least two thousand years, and though its name implies that th...
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The New “Farm Dog Certified” Test
Now this is pretty cool. The AKC’s newest program is the Farm Dog Certified (FDC) test in which dogs work throu...
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