Is it wrong to do what it ever takes (within reason) to show your dog at his or her very best at a dog show? It depends....
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Harrier Habromania*
If you take part in performance or dog show events, do you think “smack talk” is an invention of today’...
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The Great Dane’s Name Debate
Herr and Frau Bodinus must have been proud when their son, Heinrich Bodinus, chose to study medicine in Greifswald and...
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It Doesn’t Grow Forever
The hairless variety of the Chinese Crested is genetically dominant to the Powderpuff, and because all Chinese Cresteds ...
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The Westerwälder Cow Dog
Old German Herding Dogs is an umbrella term for a group of working/herding dogs from (wait for it), Germany! Before the ...
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Asia’s Only Yodeling Herder
On the East Coast of India in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka is a dog that is becoming an increasingly rare ...
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Beware of Dog (Itty Bitty Dog)
Every student of Latin (show of hands) knows this old saw about the Latin language: “Latin is a dead language, as...
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The Sealyham’s Start in a Smoking Room
It conjures a marvelous mental picture: Two dogs placed on tables to be studied by people who will help define the quali...
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When the Chesapeake Saved the Day
Simply put, pass-shooting is firing a gun at birds as they fly by, and while some people today may have the sense that i...
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The Subsidized Akita
It is surely a credit to the Japanese government to have recognized the value and source of pride that their native dog ...
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The Scenic Route to Understanding “Ca”
With no small amount of help from readers, we think we might have a handle on this topic. The Ca de Bestiar, Ca de Bou, ...
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The Dachshund’s Mops
There is far more to the hair on a Longhaired Dachshund than length. It can’t be too curly, too fine, or too profu...
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The Balkan Region’s Oldest Hound?
We’ve written several posts that point out the relationship between people who have chosen a religious life, and s...
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The Dachshund as Art and Science
The Victorian era was known for a lot of things, not the least of which was the spectacular growth of the dog fancy. Pro...
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Netflix & a Bobblehead: Big Time for a Bulldog
You know you’ve arrived when they make a bobblehead doll out of your likeness. More so when the National Bobblehea...
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The Swissy in 1968
The year 1968 was a bumpy ride in America; some say it was actually one of the most tumultuous and socially impactful si...
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Origins of “Ogar”
When local local hounds in Poland were bred with St. Hubert’s Hounds in the 13th century, resulting puppies were light...
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The Dandy Scotch Whisky
We post this on a Friday, so it seems fitting to talk adult beverages, and specifically, scotch whisky. Whisky is said b...
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“Penny on the Head”
In the most populous county of Wales (Glamorgan) is the village of Llanharan. Once visitors to Llanharan check out the t...
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Why Bullethead?
When some thirty owners of Boston Bull Terriers gathered in 1889 to form the American Bull Terrier Club, they called the...
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