“Ragged” probably isn’t a word most of us would want being used to describe our breed because we tend ...
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WWII and the Kuvasz
By the time World War II swept across Europe, the Kuvasz was a fairly common guard dog in the rural countryside, and tha...
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A Look at an Early Beardie
Back in the misty days of a young Scotland, stags liked to gather in a ravine known as Buck Cleuch, and in the 10th cent...
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The Warlock Doberman: Buyer Beware
Occasionally, we’ll talk about something that seems far afield of our mandate to celebrate purebred dogs, but in t...
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A Weim/Dobe Connection?
Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann didn’t care very much about pedigrees. Like a chef more interested in the end resul...
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Men in Kilts & the Dog Who Loved One
As much as many of us loved watching Mel Gibson portray William Wallace in the movie, “Braveheart” (Mel Gibs...
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“Drag of the Breed”
We are using the fabulous Shetland Sheepdog to explain a term that occasionally shows up in the dog fancy, and it’...
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These Terriers Have Unique Talents
It wasn’t just one of the best commercials of 2013, it was one of the best commercials ever, and it wouldn’t...
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Time to Repackage Who We Are
What do the following animals have in common other than being Irish farm animals? Ulster Large White Pig; Claddagh Sheep...
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Basset Hound Surprises
A couple of things about the Basset Hound can be deceptive. If you only heard one bark without seeing the hound, you wou...
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How to Get People To Watch*
It’s been ten years since Swedish House Mafia released their song, “Save the World.” The song that h...
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Finnish Spitz: A Nation’s Pride
There are two types of Finnish folk songs: Rhymed folk songs and Kalevala-songs. They are distinguished by their use of ...
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A Fine Introduction
It is perhaps one of the better introductions put into writing. Give it a go: “I first met him knee-deep in water on m...
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The Rhinarium
There’s a name for pink noses, a name for a part of a dog’s external nasal cavity, a name for the line that ...
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The Lab’s Longest Bloodline
That the Labrador Retriever had its beginning with two English Aristocrats, the Second Earl of Malmesbury, and the Fifth...
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The Pointer’s Real William
We wanted to learn more about William Arkwright because he was influential in one of our sporting breeds, so we did a li...
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The Puppy Song
Scroll down for a little mood music: “The Puppy Song” by Harry Nilsson was originally written at Paul McCart...
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The White Russian That Guards
Russia has several breeds of sheepdogs known as ovcharkas, none of which herd sheep, but guard them, and that makes them...
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The Monks’ French Contribution
It’s remarkable how many of our breeds were either nurtured or developed by monks, the Saint Bernard, Tibetan Terr...
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The Landseer
One of the most famous paintings of the 19th century is, “A Distinguished Member of Humane Society” painted ...
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