It’s hard to picture in one’s mind the gritty task of herding sheep on dirt, dead grass and hay when an aris...
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An Afghan in Iceland
As a popular saying goes, “Iceland is green and Greenland is ice,” quite the opposite of what one would thin...
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Your Top Six Luxurious Breeds?
Quick! Before you read on, think about “luxurious” and “purebred dogs” in the same sentence; w...
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The Duke of Beaufort’s Hound
The Duke of Beaufort was annoyed. His hound had taken down a stag too quickly, and on the way back to Badminton Kennels,...
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The “Indian Doberman”
If you are baffled by the following sentence – “Sweet as a Rasgula, Spicy as a Hyderabadi Biryani” &...
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Location Location Location
It’s easy to see how the Danish-Swedish Farmdog got its name when one looks at a map of Scandinavia: There are onl...
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The Only Breed Standard to Use This Term
Of all British land Spaniels, the English Springer Spaniel is the highest on leg and raciest in build, but for this post...
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The Odate Dog
Among the seven breeds of Japanese dogs proclaimed as natural monuments is the Akita, but it was not always known by thi...
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Not Lost in Translation
Though the following video is from 2017, it has aged well, and you’ll want to turn your sound up before starting i...
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Spikkels and Schimmel
The Drentsche Partridge Dog is an old breed, one that probably originated in the 16th century from Spanish pointing dogs...
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The Moondog’s Many Names
As befitting the quirky nature of some of our posts (which hints at the torturous route we sometimes take to get to the ...
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A Clown in the Cloak of a Philosopher
“A Clown in the Cloak of a Philosopher.” Behind the serious expression of a French Bulldog is a canine comedian. She...
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By the Hole In Which It can Fit
By AKC standards, the Dachshund is bred and shown in two sizes, standard and miniature, the latter not a separate classi...
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Before the X-Files…
Scroll down to see a short video clip. If you’re of a certain generation, you know the music, the lines, and who s...
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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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