The rough translation of the Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen’s name is very descriptive of its appearance: “Lar...
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A Breed’s Bragging Right
You know you’ve arrived when you’re on a family’s coat of arms. By way of a little background, the con...
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The Most Genetically Diverse Species Is….
You might think that because we’re a dog-centric site, the answer to the question, what is the most genetically di...
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Type A and Type B
The Teddy Roosevelt Terrier was not always known by this name. At one time, the breed was known as the “Type B” ...
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The Berbers, the Goths, and the Water Dog
With no one around to dispute the facts, there are few things as debated as the early origin of many of our dog breeds. ...
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No Slack for the Dwarf Breed
Short upper arms, common in dwarf breeds, can be a problem in a herding dog. A dog built like this will have a short, ch...
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The Hinman and M’Loot Lines
In another post, we talked about bloodlines and strains, what the differences are between them, and opined that they are...
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Rice, Fish, and Chins
After two centuries of isolation, it was four Japanese Chins, along with rice, dried fish, and a few other goodies that ...
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The “Rocking” American Water Spaniel
The American Water Spaniel is among the smallest duck dogs standing only 15 to 18 inches high. Developed in the region a...
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One of Finland’s Top Ten Works Bears
The Karelian Bear Dog is no more related to a bear than the Otterhound is to an otter, but we couldn’t resist open...
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War Changed Attitudes
In the northeastern part of the Netherlands is a province situated between Groningen and Friesland (north and northwes...
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Shoulders: Think Lever
Those of you who have short legs know all too well the difficulty in keeping up with someone whose legs are longer. Typi...
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Exclusively for Hare
Today, April 22nd, is National Beagle Day, but this post has to do with a breed that, though it has Beagle in its name...
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A Dandie Pack
Old Mustard, Young Pepper, Young Mustard, Little Pepper, Little Mustard, and Old Pepper, these were the “immortal six...
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Heads or Tails: Both Matter
The Braque du Bourbonnais is also known as the Bourbonnais Setter and the Bourbonnais Pointing Dog, but whether it’...
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Named After What They Knew
In the matter of color in the Havanese, all colors and marking patterns are permissible and of equal merit. They are tru...
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A Diplomatic Way to Pronounce the Name
If you’ve been pronouncing “Schipperke” as Skih-per-kee,” you’ve been doing it wrong, but ...
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So Many Coat Types, So Few Genes
From corded coats and curly, to straight hair and wavy, the array of coat textures and lengths seen in purebred dogs is ...
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The First Winner Was….
Americans weren’t having it. Historically, hunting with dogs in Europe was the purview of royalty, nobility, arist...
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