There’s an effort to declare the Great Saint Bernard Pass (a 49-mile route in the Western Alps) a Unesco World H...
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The Preternatural Akita
Once upon a time, a man visited the Land of the Dead. There, he found a village that was very much like his own, inhabit...
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“Jumping Jahosafat”
We’re always pleased to share follow-up pictures from May 1, National Purebred Dog Day®, and that includes priz...
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Meet the Shiba with 2.4 Million Fans
Bear if you can, 1:21 minutes of a dog enduring what it takes to be an Instagram star. Oh, the humanity. [iframe id=R...
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Five. Whole. Days.
Ohhhh, the unbearable knowledge that it will be five full days until Friday. Sigh. Folks, if you’d like to see you...
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The Estrela Mountain Dog
We suppose the Estrela Mountain Dog could be traced to one particularly frisky sire or dam, but we’ll never know b...
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A Rare Austrian Breed
Timing is everything, they say, and it was not in the Austrian Pinscher’s favor. The breed was developed in the 19...
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Beauty, first Search and Rescue Dog
By all accounts, she was the first Search and Rescue dog, and her name was “Beauty.” She was a Wire Haired ...
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The Photo That’s Gone Viral
If you haven’t already seen this, take a look at the photo that’s gone viral this past week. It shows fou...
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A LGD’s Work is Never Done
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday – – – what’s the difference. When you’re a Livestock G...
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The “Periodic” Dog Table
The love of dogs, and purebred dogs in particular, often starts when we’re young. Help “nudge” a youn...
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To Sell a Car, Include a Basset Hound
Have you seen Volkswagen Golf GTI latest commercial dubbed, “Sleep Talking Commercial?” Basset Hound lover...
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The Real Reason the Irish Water Spaniel is a Clown
Some people take leprechauns very seriously. The leprechaun fairy watch is a webcam hidden in a field somewhere in Tippe...
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“The Mountain” and the Pomeranian
Game of Throne’s “The Mountain” (aka Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson) and his twelve week old Pomeranian,...
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Diana’s Go-To Dog
Unbelievably, it’s already time for a new hint about next week’s Purebred of Interest! This breed appears in...
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The Bear Deterrent with a Pulse
“Cash” loves his co-worker, WDFW Wildlife biologist, Rich Beausoleil. Bears, not so much. In his career with t...
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Boxers: The Forever Puppy?
Despite its name, the website, mom.me. has had decent dog breed information in the past. We’re asking our Boxer ...
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The Ubiquitous Poodle Skirt
Your birthdate doesn’t matter. If you didn’t wear a Poodle skirt when it first came out, you wore one for...
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Flocked, Not Corded
Quick, name all the corded breeds you can think of. If you included the Bergamasco in your list, you’d be wrong. T...
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A Snippet of Drever History
The thumbnail sketch of the Drever is of a short-legged scent hound from Sweden used for hunting deer and other game, bu...
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