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Bulgaria’s Famous Hunter
The hound belongs to the lineage of long-haired hounds first described by F.Laszka in 1905, and is the only long-haired ...
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The Mad Forest Scenthound
With a population of over 7 million people, Bulgaria is not a sparsely populated country, but the number of dog breeds t...
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Simone Biles: Purebred Dog Owner
Gymnast, Simone Biles, has been astonishing people for so long that levitation wouldn’t surprise her fans. After s...
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The Tight Mouthed Beagle
Few of us have reached adulthood without having heard (or told) the wide-mouth frog joke. To get us in the mood for our ...
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Aka: Terceira Cattle Dog
Some people eagerly check to see when the new season of a favorite TV series is set to air, but many breed enthusiasts v...
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This Toller is Unusual Why?
Assume that the color of the Toller in this photograph is all over its body, as in every bit of it. Is that unusual? Bec...
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Canada and America: Only One Coonhound
The Black and Tan Coonhound is the marvelous amalgamation of its forebears, the Bloodhound and American Foxhound; it rec...
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The Four Legged Liver Looker
We came across the phrase, Four Legged Liver Looker, in an encyclopedia on dog terms, and once we finished chuckling, ...
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Warts and All
“The Azawakh is renowned for its requisite “warts” on its head – warty growths prized by the nat...
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Doberman Today, Gone Tomorrow
The “Duct-Work” art project that debuted in Denver in 2016 featured street art from twenty local artists. Th...
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The Apple of My – Butt?
Of the breed specific phrases and terms shared on these pages, our favorites are those not necessarily found in breed st...
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The Frill of it All
In "civilian" life, a frill is associated with decoration, be it a strip of paper with a curl at the end, or a gathering...
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A Tantalizing Hint of the Early Lab
In his own way for his time, William Eppes Cormack was a bit of a scientific renaissance man. Born to a Scottish merchan...
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“The little Spy”
Come with us as we take you down a tortured path to get to the point. We start with the Thirty Years War – and not...
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The “Imperial” Shih Tzu
For the person dipping their toe into “purebred dog ownership” for the first time, a frank education is a he...
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Fire Marks and Gredin
It’s well known that the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel takes its name from the monarch, King Charles II, an arde...
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The Box in a Box on the Boxer
The Boxer standard devotes over 550 words to describe an ideal head, from its proportions and wrinkles, to eye placeme...
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The Boykin Spaniel’s Hesitant Flush
Boykin Spaniels are quick learners and very willing to please. They quarter naturally and with far less frenetic hoopla ...
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“The Dog of the People”
At the time of its creation in Brazil, pack hunting with dogs wasn’t a “thing” in the country becaus...
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