An Earthdog Test, also known as a “Den Trial” (as called by the American Working Terrier Association) comes...
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The Long Coated German Shepherd Dog?
Some of the dogs Max von von Stephanitz used in his breeding program to create the fabulous German Shepherd Dog had long...
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Fancy Points: Do They Matter?
We’re huge fans of Curtis M. and Thelma R. Brown, authors of The Art and Science of Judging Dogs, a book we deem ...
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A Corded Poodle Photo Shoot
We reprise a popular post from the past as we sort out the rest of NPDD’s 2017 photo contest winners. Enjoy!...
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Best in Show: The Ratting Terrier
Banana Joe was the darling of the dog world when he deservedly won the coveted Best in Show title at Westminster in 2013...
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You Can Call Me “Mick”
Two people are a pair. Add an Irish Terrier, and now you’ve got a party. Inherited from a generation that knew the...
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A Mouthful of Nickname
Outstanding qualities have earned the Alpine Dachsbracke the nickname, the “multiple utility dog of the Alpine hunter,...
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The One Flaw of Puppy Corner, And You Found it: More Chloe
This is, to our knowledge, the third to last episode in Purina’s Puppyhood commercials from 2015, and we’re...
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“I Didn’t See That Coming”or Can Puppies Fix Boredom?
Well duh, you bet they can. Also loneliness, apathy and the blues. That said, looking at puppies never gets old, and w...
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It’s Superdog!
Not every breed can successfully knit together the words, “muscular,” and “elegant,” but this on...
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Early Field Trials
Field trials in the United States, some say, began as a way to identify the dogs that were better gun dogs than others i...
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The Near Demise of a Breed
Politics can often lead to a bad ending for dogs, and we’re not just referring to dog legislation in the year 2017...
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A Different Kind of Kelpie?
Established breeds can have within them variations that can lead to confusion. Around the 1940s, Australian Kelpies t...
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Blood. Dog Blood.
We couldn’t talk about blood without having Dracula welcome you. Dogs have blood types! There are eight dog blood...
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Even MORE Chloe
This is another installment from Purina’s Puppy Chow commercials from 2015 dubbed, “Puppyhood” featuri...
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The Molera
The Chihuahua’s AKC breed standard reads, “A well rounded “apple dome” skull, with or without mo...
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When Dogs Outrank Men
Did you know that the earliest recorded use of canines in combat was by Alyattes of Lydia against the Cimmerians in the...
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Mudi Owners?
Mudi owners, this one’s for you. On occasion, we’ll ask a question on behalf of someone interested in a b...
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Doggy or Bitchy
It’s probably happened to most of us at least once: We ask in a friendly manner when a woman’s baby is due, ...
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