Monday mornings sneak up on us when we have bad hair, no makeup, and a bad attitude. Photo of “Julio,” a Hav...
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The Vulnerable Dandie Dinmont
The Dandie Dinmont Terrier shown here “reading” an article in “Country Life” about the plight o...
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The Biblical Breed
Simply put, the Greyhound breed is old. Really old. Reference is even made to the breed in the Bible by name: Proverbs 3...
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Chekhov and His Dachshunds
In the late 19th century, the publisher, Nikolai Leykin, was one of the first Dachshund breeders in Russia. He gave two ...
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Doberman Pinscher War Dogs in Guam
“Kurt” was the first casualty. The Doberman was wounded by a Japanese grenade and would become the first to ...
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The Alar Fold
Given your enthusiastic interest in the philtrum we posted about not that long ago, we think you’ll REALLY like ...
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Lady Greyhound
Riding a Greyhound bus was a rite of passage for many of us. A few factoids: The Greyhound fleet consists of about 1,200...
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The Breed with Unusual Blood
Said in our best Dracula voice, “Let’s talk about blood.” Greyhounds are very special in the blood dep...
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Guinefort, the Greyhound
French legend tell us how Guinefort, the Greyhound, saved his master’s baby from a snake only to be mistakenly kil...
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Move Over, Maddie
“Maddie,” we luv ya. We love your for your unflappable demeanor while balancing on a basketball hoop, wearin...
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Napoleon and the Pug Legacy
It was scandalous. Many men had” known” Rose (winkie winkie) before N.B. met her and determined that she wou...
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Old English Sheepdogs in the 1880’s
In the late 1880’s, the wealthy Pittsburgh industrialist, William Wade, took an interest in the Old English Sheepd...
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“Is that a Miniature Collie?” (Uh, No)
There’s a certain amount of irony in the fact that were it not for the objections of Collie fanciers in 1909, the ...
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The Tamaskan
Some might describe the Tamaskan as a “breed-in-progress,” others would insist that the dogs are well past t...
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Predictability – a Hallmark of Purebred Dogs
The first introduction many people had to the Berger Picard was through the movie, “Because of Winn-Dixie.” ...
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The Moonflower Dog
The Peruvian Inca Orchid Dog’s name in Quechua, the language of the Incas, translates to “dog without vestments,...
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External Nares
Philtrim and alar folds……..it occurs to us that in our discussion about a dog’s nose, we’ve not ...
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Does your Alarm Clock Look like this?
Photo by Melissa Harrold...
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