Read enough spy novels, CIA operative and/or fiction involving assassins or special forces hero types (Mitch Rapp, The G...
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The Landmarked Poodle
From the onset, we issue an invitation to groomers and Poodle people to share how they groom a Poodle for the show ring ...
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The FSS’ Newest Family Member
During the October 13, 2020 board meeting of the AKC, the Japanese Terrier was added to the Foundation Stock Service Pro...
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Dansk/Svensk Gårdshund: Not a Terrier
At first glance to the uniformed, the Danish Swedish Farmdog looks like a Smooth Fox Terrier. Sort of. Only the white co...
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A Dog Whose Soul Matches its Size
Unlike the Sage Koochi whose name sounds like a Burlesque handle, there’s no mistaking the Iranian Beardog’s...
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The Singer Might Surprise You
To get us in the mood for this post, scroll down for a musical refrain: “Sally’s Song,” from the Tim B...
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“Yeah, I’m Thinking I’m Back”
Every writer and movie director knows you must never, ever kill the dog. The makers of the hugely successful John Wic...
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The Pug: True or False
Yesterday, October 15, was National Pug Day, and we thought it might be fun to see how much you know about this fabulous...
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The Importance of Wrinkles
On, those glorious facial wrinkles that “drape” the stop and eyebrows of a Dogue de Bordeaux. At one time,...
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The Merry Cocker (and others)
With a cheerful demeanor and a tail that wags with the constancy of a metronome, it comes as no surprise that the Cocker...
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A Mastiff’s Vigil
He stood at just 5 feet and 8 inches tall, and never weighed much over 150 pounds. He was poor and he was illiterate, ...
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Sumi-E and the Aka Akita
Sumi-e is the Japanese word for black ink painting, a style of ink art introduced to Japan in the fourteenth century by ...
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Long. But Not Too Long
A few days ago, a teenager from Cedar Park, Texas, broke two Guinness World Records. One is for having the longest legs ...
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The Pointer Head
Head pieces are always good for a rousing discussion among dog fanciers, maybe because it’s usually the first thin...
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Hairy Mou’ed Collie. It’s Meaning?
Sometimes we think it’s a pity that some of our breeds don’t still go by the names they had in the early days. T...
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You Know the Line: Here’s Who Said it
It was said of him that he did many interesting things in a short lifetime, but few of them supremely well and almost no...
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Before the Swan
Behold the elegant Afghan Hound. Refined, dignified, gorgeous. Maybe even haughty. &n...
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A Lotta Laika
Laikas are spitz dogs. And back in the day, no one paid much attention to them. They were unassuming farm dogs and all-a...
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“Fass!” “Aus!” “Sitz!” and “Platz!”
For a number of reasons, German is the most popular foreign language to use for dog commands. In part, this is because 8...
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