Several breeds mention the ewe neck as being incorrect or a major fault, and it’s not a surprise that they are spo...
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Father of the Modern Bouvier: Ch. Nic de Sottegem
France and Belgium each claimed the Bouvier des Flandres as their own, but war is an “equal opportunity” for...
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Happy Ending for One Great Pyrenees
Did you know that mechanical street sweepers predate the automobile? At least, that’s what “they” sa...
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The Kotzebue Line
It can confuse a “newbie” just getting into dogs to read about bloodlines, lines, or strains, and wonder wha...
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The “Coursing Terrier”
Mistaken for a “miniature Greyhound” by the less informed, the Whippet is not only its own breed, but an old...
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The “Victorian” Pom
Back in the day – way back – ancestors of the Pomeranian were much larger than the breed is today. In Icel...
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A Travois Dog
The first three rules of dog sledding are simple: #1: Don’t let go. #2: Don’t let go. #3: Don’t let go...
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Terriers: Frequently Try to Outsmart Humans
It sometimes takes days, even weeks, before a dog’s nerves tire. In the case of terriers it can run into months. ...
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The Siberian Wolfhound
It can be baffling to today’s student of dogs when a breed not easily mistaken for any other breed should have had...
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The Polka Dot Pointer
In a column about the Dalmatian, Martha Adams coined the name, Polka Dot Pointer, because the breed has the same general...
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One Who Hunts for Woodcock
Everything about the woodcock seems so British. The game bird’s English name was first recorded around 1050, and i...
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The Hairy Hairless
Even those with a casual interest in dogs know of the Chinese Crested Hairless breed, and most of those people are aware...
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Muscle & Shoulder Blades
We’ve talked about the importance of shape on a dog’s rib cage before, and specifically, how that shape impa...
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“Cuchi Cuchi!”
Before there was Conan, before there was the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, before there was James Corden, Trevor Noah,...
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The Tibetan Shakhi Dog
In Tibet, there are essentially two types of dogs: Companion dogs, and dogs that work. The former, which include the Goh...
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The “Swagman & His Dog”
Swagman was the term given transient laborers who travelled on foot from farm to farm carrying his earthly possessions i...
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The Schensi Dog
The tired old joke asks: What’s the difference between a wife and a dog? Answer: The later you get home, the hap...
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Schweisshunden
When we hear the word, “Bloodhound” (capital B), we commonly think of the breed, but a blood hound (smal...
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Grooming an American Cocker Spaniel’s Head
The smallest member of the Sporting Group, the American Cocker Spaniel, is also one of the eight sporting breeds that ca...
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