Art historians have suggested that Picasso had but five passions: His art, his ego, his image, his women, and his dogs. ...
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Clothes Make the Pug?
Kelly Osbourne has dressed her Pug up in designer jackets and carried the dog inside her purse. Actress Kelly Brook has...
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The Versatile Russell
Outside the United States, the Russell Terrier is known as the Jack Russell Terrier (source: AKC), a breed so versatile ...
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Clad in the Roughest of Deerhound Coats
At one time, it was said that every sizable stream in Great Britain had otters, and as lovable as many of us find them n...
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Terrier/Not a Terrier
It’s the breed with a name that includes the word, “terrier,” even though it’s not a member of t...
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You Would Even Say It Glows
A wonderfully vivid description of the Finnish Spitz’s color comes from Kathryn Braund’s “The Uncommon...
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The “Fast as the Wind” Dog
Nicknamed the “Arabian Greyhound,” the Sloughi is a lean, swift coursing hound who hunted a variety of game in North...
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A Change of Fortune – and Breed
Show of hands: How many of us who are married have irritated the in-laws because of our dogs? It happens to a lot of us....
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The Ancient Chinese Version of Mace
Far from being useless lap dogs, the Pekingese had specific purposes in the days of the Forbidden City in Imperial Ch...
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Up Close and Personal With The Swedish Vallund
We got up close and personal during our interview at the Swedish Vallund’s “Meet the Breed’s booth at ...
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Elbows Out
In dogs, “Elbowing out” is a term that is exactly what it sounds like. One, or both of the dog’s el...
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An Interview with a Barbet….
To be more accurate, our interview was with “Barb” and her Barbet, “Celeste” when we attended th...
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What You Might Not Know About the “Butterfly Dog”
It’s generally known that the Papillon’s nickname is the “Butterfly Dog” because its epic ears r...
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The Oldest Registry?
There is no doubt that the American Kennel Club founded in 1884 is a very old registry. Ten American clubs and three C...
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Paradise, Hawaiian Style: To the Dogs!
The musical comedy was released in 1966, and while it was his twenty-first film, Paradise, Hawaiian Style was the thir...
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The Largest of the Spaniels
We’re not sure when it will happen, but at some point in the future, the AKC Sporting Group will grow with the add...
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St. Hubert’s Hound
There have been more French scenthounds over the centuries than one can shake a stick at, figuratively speaking, and ind...
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National Purebred Dog Day Revisits the Dandie Dinmont 2018
Along with Laura Reeves of PureDogTalk, we recently checked in with Dick Yoho and the Dandie Dinmont Terrier at the 2018...
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A Giant Lady in a Giant Breed
Arguably, one of the finest early producers of Irish Wolfhounds was Mrs. Norwood Browning Smith and her “Cragwood ...
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The Wire Haired Pinscher and the Smooth-Coated Pinscher: Different Names Today
Back in the day, the German Pinscher and Standard Schnauzer were considered two varieties of the same breed, and as lat...
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