When it comes to color genetics, we always defer to breed experts, so we’re entering tall grass, here: To our know...
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Canaan Dog: Proto Dog
Figures vary as to when the first dogs descended from wolves, but most scientists believe it occurred somewhere between ...
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The Pet Passport
If you’ve been able to take your dog into England in the last 15 years, thank this lady. Her name is Lady Mary Fre...
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A Quickie Tibetan Terrier History
Its Tibetan name is Tsang Apso which roughly translates to “shaggy or bearded dog, but for at least ...
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The Actor and the Airedale
On the face of it, it would seem that Marion Robert Morrison would have little in common with an Airedale Terrier, but t...
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The Pariah Dog: What Is it?
As a rule, being a pariah is not a good thing, unless you’re a dog breed with pariah roots. What is a pariah? It k...
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Is Your Dog Ticked?
Is your dog ticked? Put another way, ticking is a pattern of colored hair (usually extremely small spots of colored hair...
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Teastas Mor
“Teastas Mor” is: a) A term that describes the correct texture of a Dandy Dinmont coat; b) Latin for the spo...
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What’s in the Greyhound’s Name?
What’s in a name? There are various explanations for the origin of the name, “Greyhound.” Some experts...
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Tosa Inu Fights
They are called the Sumo Wrestlers of the Canine World, and like sumo wrestlers, the winner and loser in a contest betwe...
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Hide on Border Terrier
We’ll happily stand corrected in the name of learning, but it’s possible that the only breed to have “...
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Dog Genome
Cracking the dog genome was hugely important to all of us as purebred dog owners, whether we get our beloved companions ...
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The Marvelous Clumber Spaniel
It’s just a suspicion, mind you, but we have a hunch that Clumber Spaniels are misunderstood. That woe-begone face...
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Sealyham Terrier
We suppose we can thank early retirement for why we now have the fabulous the Sealyham Terrier. When John Owen Tucker-Ed...
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Rugae Palatinae
It’s no easy thing to get a Puli to pose for a picture of his rugae palatinae, but this one sacrificed his dignity...
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Day of the Dead
Dogs were believed to guide ancestral spirits to their final resting place in the afterlife. In pre-Columbian times, the...
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Properties of a Good Greyhound
“A Greyhound should be headed like a snake, And necked like a drake, Footed like a cat, Tailed like a rat, Sided l...
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