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The canine celebrity. Between Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, one day you’re a dog, the next you’re a brand...
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The Pharaoh Hound bears an uncanny resemblance to the jackal god Anubis, and images of this dog are prominently features...
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Those of us who participate in breed-specific events with our dogs know that each discipline comes with a language all i...
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“Sickle hocks.” Good thing? Bad thing? Does your dog have them? Does it matter if your dog has them and is, ...
Read MoreThe Boykin Cake
The Boykin Spaniel cake complete with duck. Where do you even make the first cut? For dessert “foodies,” e...
Read MoreThe Azawakh in Three Words
When the Azawakh was featured as a Purebred of Interest, owners were asked to describe their breed using only three word...
Read MoreThe Treeing Tennessee Brindle
From the AKC: In the early 1960’s Rev. Earl Phillips wrote a column for a national hunting dog magazine. By way of...
Read MoreAngulation
Dog fanciers (people who show and/or responsibly breed their purebred dogs) tend to talk a lot about “angulation,&...
Read MoreBouvier Ears and Tail
Historically, ear cropping and tail docking on a Bouvier des Flandres was done for practical reasons, i.e., avoiding acc...
Read MorePomeranian: Sheep Herder?
Pomeranians once served as able herders of sheep! When the breed first came to be noticed in Britain in the middle of th...
Read MoreThe Corded Poodle Then and Now
All breeds see changes in grooming trends over the years, and one of the more fascinating evolutions of grooming is to b...
Read MoreThe Top Ten Grooming “Joys”
The Top Ten Grooming “joys” according to Amanda 10 Dremeling your own nails when you miss the dog’s na...
Read MoreWhat’s a “Haw?”
A “haw” (also known as a “nicotating membrane”) is often called a “third eyelid.”It&...
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