We once read years ago that when a group of birds sit on a phone or electrical line, they all face the same direction. O...
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” A Scottish Terrier is the Best
The Old Scotch Terrier In the beginning of the 19th century, many different terriers could be found in Scotland, differe...
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The Cunning Galego
The podencos of Spain are related in that they share a common trunk with other podencos of the Mediterranean area, and i...
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The “Black Mouth of The South”
Look! Up in the tree! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…… Not Superman. A caped man flying a...
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The Aussie: What Part Homesteading?
The year 1862 was a significant one for the Australian Shepherd, though no one knew it at the time, and likely wouldn...
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What the Breeder Drove in 1954
Of the cars named for dog breeds, only two merited the description of “versatile,” and the Hillman Husky was...
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The Bone Eater’s Baby
Once upon a time, there was an animal goddess named Sako. She had a white head. She could fly. She could glide. Oh, and ...
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Are Whippets Bad for You?
“Detroit recently launched a Whippet Wipe-Out campaign after a man jumped a river bridge as it was opening while i...
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It’s the Attitude…
The tallest breed in the AKC’s terrier group is, of course, the Airedale Terrier, and some believe this is why the...
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The Pigeon Chest
Dogs being dogs, they like to chase and leap at pigeons. Short of retrieving one that’s been shot for the night...
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A Bulldog in the Wrong Hands
We like to share pretty much anything that has the name of a purebred dog, and so far, those things have been vehicles, ...
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The Pearl Among the Podencos
In our series on the hare-hunting hounds of Spain (also known as “warren hounds”), we’ve touched upon a few of...
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Any Color As Long as It’s White
The famous cotton-like texture of a Coton de Tulear’s coat is highly unusual, and studies suggest that the coat may be...
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The Girl and the Prince
The mention of a prince and a Pekingese may bring to mind in some readers a Barbara Cartland romance novel, The Prince a...
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The Vrroom Vroom Bulldog
The term “supermodel,” first coined way back in 1943, was conferred upon Swedish fashion model, Lisa Fonssagrives, a...
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Deep Flanks!
Deep thoughts, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, Deep Set Eyes, Deep Water, Deep State, Deep…..you get the idea…...
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Was This Sweet Face a “Hound of Hell?”
Waiting patiently in the wings of the AKC’s Foundation Stock Service is one of Italy’s scenthound breeds, th...
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Swamp Creature!
Admirers of the breed appreciate its beauty, much it found in a lustrous coat in shades of gold, but the Golden Retrieve...
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Redheads, Unite!
We promise to get to dogs, but if you are a redhead, you’re interesting! Less than 2% of the entire human race has...
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The Bloodhound: Setting Time & Speed
One of the most successful ocean racing yachts ever built – the Bloodhound – was also the vessel on which Pr...
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