The Pharaoh Hound bears an uncanny resemblance to the jackal god Anubis, and images of this dog are prominently features...
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Foxhunt Folks, How Well Do You Know Your Terms?
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
“Sickle hocks.” Good thing? Bad thing? Does your dog have them? Does it matter if your dog has them and is, ...
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The Boykin Cake
The Boykin Spaniel cake complete with duck. Where do you even make the first cut? For dessert “foodies,” e...
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The 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...
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The 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...
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Angulation
Dog fanciers (people who show and/or responsibly breed their purebred dogs) tend to talk a lot about “angulation,&...
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Bouvier Ears and Tail
Historically, ear cropping and tail docking on a Bouvier des Flandres was done for practical reasons, i.e., avoiding acc...
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Pomeranian: 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...
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The 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...
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The Top Ten Grooming “Joys”
The Top Ten Grooming “joys” according to Amanda 10 Dremeling your own nails when you miss the dog’s na...
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What’s a “Haw?”
A “haw” (also known as a “nicotating membrane”) is often called a “third eyelid.”It&...
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The Bulldog You Eat
It’s a cake. Really. This Bulldog cake was made almost entirely of cake, including the face. It was modeled after ...
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Six Seconds of a Patterdale Terrier
Six seconds of a Patterdale Terrier. Patterdales can be traced back to the Lake District in Northern England, and specif...
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The Button Ear
It’s called a “button ear,” and it’s when the lower lobe portion of a semi-erect ear stands upri...
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For the Xoloitzcuintle Breeder
Xoloitzcuintle owners and breeders were asked in 2014: What are the most important breed characteristics to keep in mind...
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