We’re always on the lookout for any connections between purebred dogs and, well, anything else. Whether it’s...
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A Beagle for the Ring
Those unfamiliar with grooming dogs for a show ring assume that short hair breeds require no grooming. They would learn,...
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“Off on the Jollies”
Ireland’s only scenthound isn’t a Beagle and has no relationship with a former US senator, but the Kerry Bea...
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That Lower Jaw
National and regional specialties bring together dogs of all ages from one breed. Fanciers and breeders attend, keen to ...
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Wearing Nothing But A Smile
Mention the word, “smile” in connection to a breed, and virtually anyone who knows anything about dogs will ...
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The Australasian Bosdog
In case you hadn’t heard, the Australian National Kennel Club changed its name to Dogs Australia a few months ago ...
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White Miniature Schnauzers
The AKC and Canadian Kennel Club breed standards for the Miniature Schnauzer make no mention of solid white as an allowe...
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A Tail is a Rudder Except When It’s Not
Our post title is misleading, but not entirely off the mark. Putting aside the importance of a dog’s tail to commu...
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The Sexiest Man Alive’s Dog*
We would be hard pressed to name our favorite scene from a movie in which this actor appeared, so scroll down to a few o...
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Hound Shows: The Oldest & the Largest
You might expect the largest foxhound show in the world to be in England, but in fact, it is in Virginia. The Virginia F...
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“Couch Potato” of the Terrier World
We take the word of the experts – the owners and breeders – that the Sealyham Terrier is the “Couch Potato...
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Dogs of Schumacher
There is only one supplier of decorative textiles still privately owned and managed by the direct descendants of the per...
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What’s Your Dog’s DEA?
We know in advance that we’re going to go down some rabbit holes. Sorry not sorry. We were intrigued by an artic...
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Keep the Baby, Pitch the Bathwater
“Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.” This idiomatic expression must seem the height of absur...
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How the Elkhound Got the Curl in his Tail
It all started with Tore Ullin, a brave, skillful hunter with a streak of goodness and generosity known by all. “...
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Bandog. What Is It?
First, a poem: “How We Took The Great Galleon” by Cicely Fox Smith Ah, long and long we waited and fretted ...
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Named for a Valley Named after a Dynasty
It’s generally assumed that the Glen of Imaal Terrier is named for one of Ireland’s most remote locales, t...
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Love & Marriage – Dal & Carriage
Training a Dalmatian to follow a horse and carriage looks like this (scroll down if you’re on a laptop): When trai...
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“The English Dogs”
If ever a breed needed a flowchart. In 1905, the English Coonhound was recognized by United Kennel Club under the name, ...
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