People of a certain age will remember circuses, and people who are no longer with us knew about “mud shows,”...
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The Big Daddy of Gascognes
There are four “Gascogne” dog breeds: The Basset Bleu de Gascogne, Grand Bleu de Gascogne, Petit Bleu de Gas...
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Flat Withers
Most standards call for a dog’s withers to be higher than the back (or, put another way, that the rump not be high...
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A Greyhound & Ragnar Lothbrok
A hugely popular commercial that aired in the early 70s admonished that it’s not nice to fool Mother Nature. As an...
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Germany’s Most Used Hunting Dog
When few examples of a breed can be seen due to its uncommonness, and there are no disqualifications in the standard, it...
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The Spinone: Tough as Boots
Most family histories are rich with anecdotes and legends: Remember when Aunt Ann stared down a black bear……...
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A Royal Love of Dogs
Firmly established in the reputation of HRM, Queen Victoria, is her love of dogs. As if ample evidence existing in paint...
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Ilmer Sealyhams
Ilmer Sealyham Terriers. Few breed fanciers aren’t familiar with this famous kennel, and while people outside the ...
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Jet-black, Small, and Piercing
The frequency with which we’ve encountered ties between purebred dogs and the clergy keeps growing to the extent t...
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From French Herding to Kulning
Sheepdog trials in France began over 100 years ago, and historically, these trials mimicked how dogs actually worked: Th...
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The Things We Do With Hair
What do the Bell-bottom, Pony, Miami, Cupcake, Jacket and Pants, Fifth Avenue, Sailor Boy, Hillbilly, Town and Country, ...
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The Picard’s Surprise Relatives
When Berger Picards entered the ring at the first dog show in France in 1863, they took their places among Beaucerons an...
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The Smokey River Strain
In the middle of the 1800s, one Count Joseph de Carayon-Latour of Chateau Virelade, wanted to increase Saintonge Hound...
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The OES: Is This All There Is?
In 1953, Dulux paint became available on the retail market in the UK (the Dulux brand name was derived from the words &#...
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This Bible’s Breed Connection
Jurij was born into a poor family in Krško, a village situated on the Sava River located in what is today southern Slov...
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The Shih Tzu of Colors
As colors go, the Shih Tzu’s AKC standard is generous: All colors and markings are permissible, and they are to be...
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Similar Name, Different Breeds
We know from 18th century paintings that dogs resembling Wire Fox Terriers and Smooth Fox Terriers were in existence at ...
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Bulldog Calves
Even without referring to its breed standard, one need only look at the front of a Bulldog to see “the short, stou...
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Corgis and The Domesday Book
The name inspires dread, but the Domesday Book (sometimes misread as the Doomsday Book) is a remarkable book. It is Brit...
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Black and the GSP
The German Shorthaired Pointer is, in our view, an extraordinarily beautiful dog. The breed’s elegance lies in i...
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