The personalities we share here on NPDD aren't always fanciers or breeders, but people who love the dogs they own, and w...
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Cape Shore Dogs (Doo Dah!)
Is the Cape Shore Dog a breed? Speaking from a kennel club perspective, probably not. But it must be pointed out that......
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An Unlikely Dog Sled Team
We think Yukon is a favorite for his marvelous taste in sled dogs (if not fancifully unrealistic)...
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Icies and Elves
A physical connection was made between Iceland and Irish Wolfhounds when the bones of eight quite large dogs were found ...
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Fortune Telling a Crested’s Coat Genetics
You, too, can wow your friends by divining the genetics of a Chinese Crested Hairless simply by looking in the dog's mou...
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The Chi’s Rise in Japan
Few dog lovers living in Japan in 1955 saw it coming. In 1955, four Chihuahuas were registered in the country. Just four...
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The House of Beagle
It's a marvelous movie that didn't get enough credit, and yes, there's a purebred dog in it, a Jack Russell Terrier name...
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Labrador/Laboreiro?
If the worst were to happen and the Laboreiro vanished, echoes of it would still beat in the heart of the wonderful Labr...
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He Left His Heart, and Now He’s Left Us
Today, the internet is filled with biographies and well deserved tributes to the legend, but we offer a hat tip to the l...
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Another Deerhound?
"Built to run" is almost trite description for a dog that can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour when chasing their...
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A Puli on the Moon
We're coy about naming the company to increase dramatic effect.......
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Not a Koala-Eared Muppet
It's been written that a Pumi's connection to its family is uncanny, but bonding would be difficult for the Pumi who was...
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Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk
We surmise (with tongue in cheek) that it was the gift of gab that (as of 2022) lead to the breed becoming the fastest d...
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The English Rose and her Dogs
Despite the roles she often played, she was down-to-earth, and a dog owner. They included a Sealyham Terrier, a Scottie,...
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These Terriers are Close but Different
Though these terrier are different breeds, they do have a few things in common, and the first commonality is cultural au...
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Chile’s First Breed
Fiction doesn't stray from the truth. This terrier is a mischievous breed that makes its people laugh with its screwball...
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The Black B**** of Linlithgow
But as the old expression goes that we just made up, if you throw a dart at a pub in the UK, the odds are favorable that...
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Blood Sample, Please
In 2021, the Biewer Terrier became the first breed to be admitted into AKC utilizing such a study. It was a remarkable f...
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One Nun Who Got Things Running
In her novel “The Ninth Hour,” “author Alice McDermott write, "It’s the nuns who keep things running,” Given D...
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Rare, and therefore Superior
We are fond of pointing out that the history of dog breeds is closely tied to the history of the people who created it f...
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