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Weimaraner, coat, Ludwig von Merey von Kapos Mere, Hegendorf, Otto Stockmeyer, Maj. Robert Herber, Prince Hans of Ratibor-Hohenlohe

Weimaraner: The Long Version

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Weimaraner: The Long Version

April 18, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

Since it wasn't present in significant numbers in the United States, it wasn't included in the original breed standard, ...

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Smooth Fox Terrier, Foxhound, standard, 

Terrier like a Foxhound

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Terrier like a Foxhound

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

Early Smooths worked alongside Foxhounds and needed similar physical attributes to keep up during hunts......

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Middle English, Chaucer, mastiff, A Knight's Tale, alaunt, alant 

Chaucer’s Alaunt

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Chaucer’s Alaunt

April 15, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

In the Alaunt's history, this is what they spoke at one time...

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Bearded Collie, Beardie, Beardie Bounce, herding

Bouncing for a Reason

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Bouncing for a Reason

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

The Beardie Bounce. A little known aspect of this behavior is that historically, the bounce may have had a practical pur...

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Beauceron, color, squirrel red, Shar-Pei, écureuil roux, Sciurus vulgaris,

The Dog from the Squirrel

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The Dog from the Squirrel

April 12, 2025April 12, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

Many breed standards, particularly the original versions written in a breed's country of origin, use the names of everyd...

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pattern, color, sable, English Cocker Spaniel

The Registerable but not Showable Sable

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The Registerable but not Showable Sable

April 11, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

You don't see them much anymore, if at all. The pattern was removed from the breed standards of major breeding clubs in ...

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Mudi, eyes, oblique

Oblique Eyes and a Zest for Life

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Oblique Eyes and a Zest for Life

April 10, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

There is one more thing that gives this breed the expression of an adventurer, and it is an intangible quality difficult...

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Great Dane, movies, film, Bev Klingensmith, Bill Berloni, The Friend,

The “Cary Grant of Dogs”

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The “Cary Grant of Dogs”

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

Bing's performance led Diane Orson of Connecticut Public Radio to call him the "Cary Grant of Dogs." See if you don't a...

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Roseneath Terrier, Poltalloch Terrier, Pittenweem Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, St. Modan, Colin Campbell 1st Earl of Argyll, George 8th Duke of Argyll, Dr. Americ Edwin Flaxman, name, history

The Westie’s Name History

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The Westie’s Name History

April 5, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

History doesn't tell us if there were hard feelings between the three breeders. Our sense is that each worked independen...

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Dogo Argentino, jaw, masseter, Dr. Antonio Nores Martinez

The Dogo’s Masseter Muscle

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The Dogo’s Masseter Muscle

April 4, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

Given its importance, it is curious that more dog breed standards don't mention this, and In fact, only one AKC breed st...

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Labrador Retriever, mascot, Bullmastiff, Win, Tottenham Hotspur Football, Arsenal Football Club

Tottenham and Arsenal: Grrrrrrrr

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Tottenham and Arsenal: Grrrrrrrr

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

In dog show terms, it was as if the Number One dog in a breed moved into the same neighborhood as the Number Two dog in ...

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arson dog, Mattie, Blaze Robert Noll, Joseph Toscano,Sgt. Hulk, Bloodhound,Labrador Retriever

From Accelerants to Arrests

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From Accelerants to Arrests

March 30, 2025March 30, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

We ask a rhetorical question in jest, but what *can't* an arson dog do?...

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Cirneco dell’Etna Mt. Etna, gait, movement

The Cirneco: When Movement Follows Function

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The Cirneco: When Movement Follows Function

March 29, 2025March 29, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

When reading breed standards, we should always ask ourselves: Why? ...

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Byrd Antarctic Expedition, Arthur Walden, Chinook, state dog, New Hampshire, winds

Extreme Winds and an Extraordinary Dog

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Extreme Winds and an Extraordinary Dog

March 27, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

It was a costly decision for an aging dog, but is that because we are looking at the decision from the lens of 2025 dog ...

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Shiba Mino, Shiba Shinshu, Shiba Sanin, Shiba Inu, National Monuments, Dr. Hiroyoshi Saito, NIPPO,

One of the Shiba’s Genetic Ancestors

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One of the Shiba’s Genetic Ancestors

March 25, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

It is always unfortunate to lose dogs that went into the gene pool of a beloved "modern" breed like the Shiba In, but th...

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John Meffert, Tom Hanks, Mr. Rogers, Fred Rogers, film, German Shepherd Dog, white, Max von Stephanitz, 

“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

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“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

March 24, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

Genealogists on staff made a startling discovery that makes most people think: What are the odds?...

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measuring, length, standard,terms

To Do This, Know That

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To Do This, Know That

March 23, 2025March 23, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

To accurately measure a dog, one must understand some anatomical terms and read the breed standard!...

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 Irish Wolfhound, mascot, Irish Guards, Princess Catherine, Queen Victoria, shamrock

The Wolfhound and the Presentation of Shamrocks

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The Wolfhound and the Presentation of Shamrocks

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

The presentation of shamrocks dates back to 1901 when Queen Victoria offered them as a symbol of appreciation for the Ir...

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Chow Chow, bear dog, xiang go, black tongue dog, Hei Shi-tu or Hsiung Kou, wolf dog, Lang Kou, canton dog, guangdong go,  "dog of great strength"

Hear Hear, Chow Chow!

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Hear Hear, Chow Chow!

March 16, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

One would think that after emerging from Chinese indigenous dogs 8,300 years ago, we'd have a handle on the origins of t...

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Help us Celebrate! Calling on Dog Clubs, Businesses, and maybe YOU

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Help us Celebrate! Calling on Dog Clubs, Businesses, and maybe YOU

March 15, 2025 National Purebred Dog Day®

Why sponsor one of NPDD's photo contests? ...

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