The Komondor has been a working dog in Hungary for at least ten centuries, its ancestors brought to the Carpathian Basin...
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Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka
When you’re King Louis IV and you care to give the very best, what is your gift of choice? An ancestor of the Russ...
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The Portuguese Podengo’s Name
The most popular hunting dog in Portugal is the Portuguese Podengo, though back in the 16th century, “Podengo̶...
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Wetterhoun Numbers
The Wetterhoun population is estimated at about 1,000 dogs worldwide, 95% of which are in the Netherlands. Photo of R...
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Queen Victoria, Trendsetter
Perhaps because she had a lonely childhood at Kensington Palace and relied on animals for companionship, Queen Victoria ...
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Name This Breed
The breed you see at the top is native to the Carpathian Mountains of Central Europe in an area divided between modern-...
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Tarot Cards
For anyone whose mother didn’t throw out their Ouija board (it invited evil, don’t you know), this Limited E...
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The Stripper and the Breed She Promoted
We find it a delicious irony that the premier striptease artist of her day, Gypsy Rose Lee, did a great deal to promote ...
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“Cobi,” the Summer Olympics Mascot
The logo you see here that was designed by Javier Mariscal is “Cobi,” mascot of the 1992 Summer Olympics in ...
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The Coppertone Cocker Spaniel
It boggles the mind, the difference that 57 years can make. By today’s mores, there’s all sorts of wrong abo...
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Holy Bat Dog!
Holy Bat Dog, Bat-fans, there were a number of people affiliated with the original Batman television series who loved th...
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Nancy Kulp, Greyhound Fancier
Even “Millennials” probably know of the cult television classic, “The Beverly Hillbillies,” and ...
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Pug: The Subversive Breed?
Oh those Pugs. Subversive little critters. Not really, but there was a time when owning a Pug was a subtle show of defia...
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AKC Recognition – What Does it Take?
The largest purebred dog registry in the United States, and, in fact, the world, is the American Kennel Club, but it doe...
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“Dogs Who Eat Their Own Heads”
How many teeth are in normal dog dentition? Are missing teeth an issue in your breed, does the breed standard address it...
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The Catalan Sheepdog
Meet the Catalan Sheepdog, the dog whose picture you see at the left. The breed’s origins are in the Andorra regio...
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Kiwi Protector
There is irony in this story. We’ve posted about purebred dogs that protect penguins, leopards, butterflies and...
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Löwchen’s Name and Origin
Our proficiency at French would never compel Gomez to kiss the length of our arm, but our reading tells us that the corr...
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Plant Name Colors
A fun bit of trivia: The following are all the names of purebred dog colors that are also plant names: Sedge, Chestnut, ...
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A Corgi’s Job
A Corgi’s work is never done, not even on a weekend. Photo by Tonya Hane...
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