Astor z Potattal was a solid brown German Wirehaired Pointer who may have looked like this. Like others in his breed, As...
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A Spinone By Any Other Name….
If you’ve lived in different parts of the world that share a common language (say, English), you already know that...
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Super Dog of the Cosmos
After watching the video clip below, it’s hard to believe the Belgian Malinois was bred to be a sheepdog, and not,...
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The “Five Point” Red
We take a circuitous route to our subject by pointing out that color is about the last thing that enters into the mind o...
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Hobo Coins
The image you see here caught our attention because it was posted on National Purebred Dog Day by a coin company on Twit...
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The Fancy during the Great War
World War I was known as the Great War, and “The War to end all Wars,” and sadly, it was either outdone by subse...
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Lumber, Cloddy, and Cobby, Oh My
The magnificent creature below is a cob horse: Specifically, he’s an Irish Cob, but cobs are not a specific breed ...
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A Weighty Bulldog
In a recent post, we mentioned that in the AKC, Dachshunds are shown in two sizes, standard and miniature, and compete i...
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Treadmill: Walk, Run, or Rest?
A lot of us know what it means to walk a sweaty “endless mile” on a treadmill, so it may not surprise some o...
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Dachshund Philosophy: Bunny or Bust
Some readers will remember what this means: 36-24-26. The numbers are the bust-waist-hip measurements of the “clas...
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Wolf Dog of the Canary Islands
The decline of traditional farming on the island pushed the dogs to the verge of extinction, but happily, there are grou...
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Balkan Wars, a Soldier, and Dalmatians
It all started in Macedonia. The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 had brought into power a ministry that insisted on centra...
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The Bear Dog’s Tail
There are a lot of breeds we think of first when considering breeds that can be born with bobtails, or naturally short t...
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“Walk a Mile”
You might find the video below creepy, but you can’t dispute that it’s imaginative and clever – and it...
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Talk Like a Shakespearean Icie
Today is National Talk like Shakespeare Day! The Bard died on April 23rd when he was only 52 (and lest you think this wa...
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A Pure Hunting Machine
The Tasmanian Devil is the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world. This thick-set, squat built critter will feed on ...
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The Good Reverend’s Last Day
A good deal is known about the Reverend John Russell’s life. Russell, of course, was the namesake of the Jack Russ...
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A “High King” Wolfhounds
The “High Kings” of Ireland were a significant part of Irish history and mythology, men known as Ard Rí who...
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Pajama Game!
What is it called when you clip a Poodle’s feet, face, tail, stomach and neck the same way you would if you were putti...
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The Carnathan Black Mouth Cur Line
In our series on the Black Mouth Cur, we aim to touch upon some of the lines developed by individuals and families, some...
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