We confess that it’s the breed’s name that first captivated us: Porcelain Hound. It sounds fragile, pristine...
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Clark Gable and a Cairn Terrier Named Terry
“Toto” was everyone’s favorite Cairn Terrier, and for many, she was their first exposure to the breed....
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Say It With Us:”Krome-For-Lahn-Dair” A Snippet of its History
It was a war scene straight out of the movies. American troops were fighting their way through France during WW II and c...
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The Wetterhoun as a Hunting Breed?
We learned when we featured the Wetterhoun as a Purebred of Interest that there aren’t many people who actually hu...
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The Kromfohrländer Coat
The Kromfohrländer appears in coat varieties seen here: From left to right: Smooth/short (very rare), smooth usual, wir...
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The Rottweiler as Herding Dog
People whose livelihoods have been displaced by new technology can relate to the Rottweiler. The breed found itself with...
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The Ear is Your Clue
The only correct ear for the Toy variety of the Manchester Terrier is the naturally erect ear. If you see a Manchester a...
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Lake Dog from Romagna
ROAD TRIP! In a perfect world, we’d be able to invite 50,000 of our closest friends to go on a field trip to Tusca...
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Gina, a Victorian Pom
“Gina” was once called “one of the most famous dogs in the world” by the New York Times, and a 1...
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Form following Function
The Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen’s long, low, rectangular, and bulky look exemplifies “form following functi...
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David Hockney’s Dachshund Muses
Artist, David Hockney, had as muses his Dachshunds, “Stanley” and “Boogie.” It is said that Hock...
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Henry III’s Fave Breed
Bichon Frise roughly translates as “curly coated lapdog,” and it’s not pronounced “bitchn’...
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Barry Manilow and Marie Osmond: Beagle People
If you don’t know who Barry Manilow or Marie Osmond are, we owe you a future post about Kylie Jenner or one of the...
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The First Regimental Bully Mascot
“Dogsbody” was the name 19th century seamen gave to dried peas that had been soaked and boiled in a cloth. E...
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What’s Your Ear?
Pity the poor human, we have but one kind of ear (unless you’re a rugby player or wrestler who never wore headgear...
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The Only Breed That Can Be Color #535
The color registration code is #535, and to our knowledge, only one breed alone can be registered with the AKC as coppe...
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The Old English Sheepdog Roll
The Old English Sheepdog has a typical roll at the rear of the dog (not the front) when ambling or pacing. This is the g...
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The Red Tile Dog
Most historians think the Romans were ousted from the area around 260 A.D. and left behind some of their dogs, but other...
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Modder Rhu
Legend has it that the finest hunting dog that ever lived was a red dog named Modder Rhu. From there, the reputation of ...
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The Kerry Beagle
Possibly the least known of the Irish breeds is the Kerry Beagle, one of Ireland’s oldest dog breeds that may have ori...
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