Though it wasn’t always so, coonhound events are “mainstream” now in the sense that the AKC acknowledg...
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The Chi’s Recessive Coat
The Chihuahua was recognized by the AKC in 1904, and the first three Chihuahuas registered were long coated dogs. This i...
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Who Will Buy?
Scroll down for a little music to get you in the mood, the song, “Who Will Buy” from the musical movie, R...
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The Devonshire Terrier
There is no such breed today known as the “Devonshire Terrier,” but there was at one time. Now extinct, it...
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An Ear and a Log
A good many purebred dog breeds have long histories, some dating back to the Middle Ages, but sadly, with age can come t...
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What is a Consursos?
From the times before Portugal even existed as a country, the Estrela Mountain Dog served its masters by guarding their ...
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A Kooiker Urban Legend
The Nederlandse Kooikerhondje is a fascinating breed with deep roots: It has been easily dated back to the 17th century....
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The Why of a Bite
Dog Show Judges usually assess a dog’s bite by glancing at the front of the mouth, and thorough judges will also l...
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So Nicknamed for a Different Reason
With two types of mouths, different coat textures, and a variety of colorful terms unique to the breed (calabash head, c...
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News Flash to Telegram Users!
If you’ve decided to get off Twitter and move to Telegram, or have been on Telegram all along, we have news: We ar...
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The Many Names of Corsos
The Dogo di Puglia, or Cane Corso, has served generations of farmers in Southern Italy as hunting dogs, farm dogs, and...
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Spot the Differences
It’s not as bad as asking a woman when her baby is due only to learn that she’s not pregnant, but it’s...
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The First Show in the US
Any other time, a lot of people would be preparing to leave for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show right about now, bu...
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The Sealy Specialist
If you were to “build” a dog specifically tasked to hunt badgers, you would start with a short legged dog ab...
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The Passing of a Dog Loving Talent
It was, in our view, the most “romantically charged” scene in the movie, The Sound of Music. Loaded with mic...
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The First “Yank” Canaan Dogs
Her name was Ursula Berkowitz, a breeder and resident of Oxnard, California. In 1964, she founded the Oxnard Obedience C...
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The Double Life of a Police K9
He is described as a “working line” German Shepherd Dog, but with over 72,000 Instagram followers, six year ...
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The Aragonese Mastiff
The Kingdom of Aragon was a realm as far back as 1035. Situated in northeastern Spain, its name came from the river Ar...
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The Komondor on “Odelay”
“Odelay” (a pun on “Oh Delay” since the album took so long to record) was the fifth studio album...
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The “Frenchie Death Yodel”
It started out innocently enough. A recent post on our Facebook page mentioned our surprise at the enormous bark that ca...
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