When James Bond commanded a tiger to “sit!” in the film, “Octopussy,” he was parodying Barbara W...
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The Min Pin Beanie Babie
It may be the only breed in which “stag” is part of its acceptable colors. Stag red. Stag blue. Blue stag re...
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Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dogs
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dogs are not Australian Cattle Dogs with docked tails, though they shares history similar ...
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Name this Breed!
Any overall color other than gray is a disqualification for the Norwegian Elkhound at AKC and UKC dog shows, but the Bla...
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Smokey, the Bluetick Coonhound Mascot
Smokey. The life of a Bluetick Coonhound Mascot. We shouldn’t have to do this, but out of concern that the picture...
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The Grey Ghost
The Weimaraner, nicknamed “The Grey Ghost,” isn’t so named only because of its color, but also because...
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How to Meet a Breed?
Not long ago, we asked,”If you had the chance to meet and touch one breed you’ve never seen before, what wou...
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Chops in the Bulldog
The word, “chops,” etymologically speaking, got its official start in 1577 when the word was first recorded ...
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The Helpful Dog
This past weekend, some of us helped with yard work. Not that you can tell from this Boston Terrier with a green “...
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The “PhD” for Dogs
It’s often referred to as the “PhD” for dogs, the highest obedience honor a dog can receive. We’re speak...
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Maryland’s State Dog
Title 13, Section 13-303.m Chapter 156, Acts of 1964; Code General Provisions Article, sec. 7-304 made it official. The ...
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University of Maryland’s Mascot
Maryland’s state pride in the Chesapeake Bay Retriever extends to the University of Maryland Baltimore County̵...
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James Michener’s “Chesapeake”
“The big Chesapeake showed what a marvelous breed he was by leaping into the freezing water, swimming swiftly to t...
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The “Sailor” and “Canton” Statues
The front door of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michael’s, Maryland, is “watched” by a pair of cas...
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The Only Breed With its Own Tartan
To our knowledge, it’s the only dog breed in the world with its own tartan. During last year’s three-day ...
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The National Dog of Thailand
The Thai Ridgeback developed in the isolation of the islands in which it lived. Because of poor or nonexistent transpor...
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“Please Sir, not in front of the Corgis.”
“Please Sir, not in front of the Corgis.” Probably no other British monarch has been as identified with a...
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Morocco’s Other Native Breed
The Sloughi is sometimes cited as the only dog native to Morocco, but that would be incorrect. The Aidi, also called the...
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Breeds and Blue Bloods
Happily, it’s been a long time since purebred dogs were the purview of only the royalty and aristocracy, but many ...
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