For many of us, our first introduction to the Irish Setter was the 1962 Disney movie, “Big Red” based on a b...
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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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Form Follows function
Learning about how our dogs work (mechanically speaking) in piecemeal Facebook fashion is no way to learn about dog stru...
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The Only Three Breeds That Can Be AKC Registered as “lilac”
The only three breeds we know of that can be AKC registered as the color, “lilac” are the Border Collie, Ch...
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The Flusher
Known as “the flusher,” the Sussex Spaniel is an old breed dating to the 1700s when it was relied upon to fl...
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Ear Tassels
There are many terms used to refer to the hair that appears at the ends of some dog breeds: “Ear Bells” and ...
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Australian Shepherd Eyes
It’s sometimes said that watching an Australian Shepherd litter whelped is like opening a series of surprise packa...
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Breeds that Hunt by Barking
Though the title, “Barking Bird Dog of Finland” officially belongs to the Finnish Spitz, the Norrbottenspets...
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The Schweizer Laufhund
The Schweizer Laufhund is said to be one of the most powerful and best hunting dogs in the world, an accomplishment for ...
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Chippiparai
At a recent dog show in Puducherry, India, nearly 175 dogs participated in the Madras Canine Club All Breeds show, and o...
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