Several breed standards remain virtually unchanged since their creation, but others are “tweaked” over time ...
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The White Cairn Terrier
Having been first bred in Scotland in the early 1700 makes the West Highland White Terrier a rather old breed. It was or...
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A Backstory You Might Not Know
Music loving teenagers of the 1950s who listened to the radio grew up to remember that decade for early rock and roll an...
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Kashmir’s Bakharwal
India has twenty-eight states, each with its own favorite local drink. By far, however, tea is common to all of them, an...
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The Discreet Dachshund
“You see, my dachshund is discreet and will never betray me — I cannot say that of any human being…”...
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Chihuahuas: The Ears Have It
To know a Chihuahua is to be well aware that this is a big dog in a little body, and figuratively speaking, it never see...
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The Volcano’s Dog
Situated on the coast of Sicily and towering above the city of Catania is Europe’s highest volcano, Mount Etna. It...
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The Dirty Dancer’s Dogs
You know those movies that have been by seemingly everyone, regardless of age? Scroll way down. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ...
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The White Bedlington That Isn’t
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When it’s Polite to Point
The first German Shorthaired Pointer was entered in the German stud book back in 1872, but it took a little over 50 ye...
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“Little Miss Whitney”
By 1894, the press had taken to calling her “little Miss Whitney,” but there was nothing diminutive about wh...
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Pacing at Any Speed
As a rule, pacing is regarded as a fault in a show ring where most breeds are judged at a trot. To review, a trot should...
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The Black and White
It often feels like dog owners around the world are downsizing the breeds they own, either because they live in an urban...
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When is a Terrier Not a Terrier?
When is a terrier not a terrier? Well, certainly when it’s a Tibetan Terrier, a name classification it got from ...
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A Boxer is a Boxer is a Boxer
There is only one Boxer. This terrific breed originally developed in Germany toward the end of the 19th Century is one o...
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Aristotle’s Perfect Dog
Everyone knows that Aristotle was important, but not everyone knows why. Yes, he was a famous Greek philosopher. Yes, he...
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Those Pesky Saggy Loins
When you look over the back of a dog from above, some of what you’re seeing is the loin. Loins make up the lumbar ...
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The Bar Sinister
Richard H. Davis was Philly born, Lehigh and Johns Hopkins Universities educated, and literarily employed. In 1890, he...
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The “Coward Dog”
Most young readers and their parents know about “Courage The Cowardly Dog.” The animated comedy horror telev...
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Any Color But This One
The American Kennel Club and Canadian Kennel Club recognize three colors in the Miniature Schnauzer for a conformation s...
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