The ZTP test. What is it? ZTP is an abbreviation for “Zuchttauglichkeitsprüfung,” a test designed to select...
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Why Did the Cow Climb the Mountain?
It sounds like the opening of a joke: Why did the cow climb the mountain? Sorry, the answer isn’t funny because ...
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Sichlaut and Spurlaut
If you own a continental-type gun dog or working terrier breed and you hunt, you may already known the German terms, sic...
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The Shiba Inu Inspired Snack
Covid-19 encouraged a lot of us to discover new ways to practice sheltering-in-place, particularly in 2020. Reading, wat...
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White on this Black Breed
The automaker, Henry Ford, is reported as having once said: “Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s black...
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A Most Unique Gundog
To suggest that the Pont-Audemer Spaniel is somewhat different looking is to understate the obvious. The “Ponty...
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The Basset’s Pouch
Conduct an internet search on “Basset pouch,” and you’ll get page after page of purses, handbags, tote...
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A Brief Glimpse at Scottie History
We can’t imagine a time when there wasn’t the Scottish Terrier because even in art and literature of antiquity, the...
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Those “Languishing” Eyes
If you write professionally or out of passion, you know the love affair that writers have with words. These elements of ...
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“Big Dog of the Little Man”
“Heritage.” At the top of every page on this site is the sentence, “Celebrating the heritage, diversit...
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The Dane’s Layback
We’ve warned against “parts judging” on these pages before. By that we mean the mistake made when a br...
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The “Dreamy-In-Control” Great Pyr
Eyes in a heavily coated breed, let alone the importance of expression in them, is fertile ground for jokes, and as Puli...
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The “Large Dog from Tibet”
We confess a weakness for legends and folk tales surrounding purebred dogs, and surely the Tibetan Mastiff has more than...
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Without Eyebrows, Not the Same!
Expression is such a vital part of a breed that over 93% of the current AKC breed standards mention it. As the Collie st...
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How Opposites Serve Two Different Breeds
We never failed to be dazzled by the differences in purebred dogs, and how aspects of them seem “tailor made”...
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Not Sold to Non-Hunting Public
With his wavy hair and spaniel ears, there is little doubt for most experienced sporting breed owners that at first glan...
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And You Thought You Knew Thimbles
We suspect that sewing isn’t a skill that is passed along in families like it once was when it was more of a neces...
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Bouncing Betty Beardie
The good-natured, animated Bearded Collie is famous for the “Beardie Bounce,”  a bounding yo-yo leap that ...
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The Youngest Trick Dog & Guinness Record Holder
After watching the video below, you’ll understand why a Border Collie named “Hero” became the worldâ...
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The Old School Spinone
In some regards, the Spinone Italiano is “old school.” Its style in the field harkens back to a time before ...
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