Old breed standards can be hard to find, but they are often worth the search because they offer insights into a breed...
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Your Dog Show Fix (and Chuckle)
Though most of us won’t understand a word of it, what’s happening in the video below is fully understood.Â...
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In Norway, Finland and Sweden, There’s a Test
According to the Norwegian Elkhound Association of America’s Illustrated Standard, most hunting trials in Norway...
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“Retooling” a Breed’s Name
It isn’t unheard of for a breed’s name to be changed as in the case of the Brittany which was once called th...
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The Quorn Pack
We like foxes! We wish these curious and mischievous creature no harm, and consider it a special moment to spot one in t...
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Terrier Love
We use a little levity to talk about terriers. Between the United Kennel Club and the American Kennel Club, there are 41...
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Officer Rottweiler
For the Rottweiler, early days in the 20th century might as well have been called the “Rodney Dangerfield” e...
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The “Andalusian Turk”
The Irish Water Spaniel, American Water Spaniel, and the Spanish Water Dog. One of these is not like the other. For a co...
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A Solid Standard
It was in a Renaissance manuscript from 1578 written by the French naturalist, M.Buffon, that the earliest record of a d...
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A Cobbler’s Apron
Early owners and fanciers used what was commonplace around them to describe their breeds, and gave little thought that t...
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The Bronant Corgi
Of the two Welsh Corgis, the Cardigan is thought to be the older breed, a dog brought to Cardiganshire, Wales (known t...
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Ahascragh Setters
Perhaps it’s the thinking of dog geeks, but we’re inclined to think that the ancestry of one’s breed i...
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Florence and Laddie Boy
There will be a time when a younger generation marvels that once upon a time, people read hard copy print material. Am...
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Terrier Tenacity – In a 19th Century Woman
“By law” (which is to say that according to its breed standard), ears on a Skye Terrier may be carried ̶...
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The Sloughi’s French Connection
The vagaries of conflict or occupation have been known to impact the “official” claim to a breed, and so it ...
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Parti (on)
When describing a dog of two colors as a “parti-colored” dog, many people are of the impression that the wor...
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Faulted for a Reason
Parts of Japan receive massive amounts of snow – up to eighteen times a month during the winter. Indeed, the avera...
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It Started with a Sheepdog
Perspective is everything, but it’s usually shaped by the times in which one lives. At one time, “Flo,”...
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The Watcher of Property
As the story goes, the Ordensritterburg castle of Germany was invaded by ill-tempered and completely rude Slavic invader...
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Pop Quiz: Oval Feet
We think dog feet are a big deal because they are foundational. On a dog, they are where the “rubber meets the r...
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