We honestly don’t know how many of our readers appreciate opera, let alone opera from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s,...
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A Little Known Gem
President Teddy Roosevelt was known to have owned many dogs (and even had a breed named for him), and they included a Sa...
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Off to the Races
European-owned Afghan Hounds were once tried out on Greyhound racetracks, and results were mixed. Some of the dogs were ...
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A Foxhound’s “Riot” Act
“May we have the Hound Group please?” “Unleash the Hounds” Publicity hound… There are scor...
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Memorial Day: Remember the Fallen Canines, too
There is never a bad time to thank a serviceman or woman for their service, but it should be noted that on Memorial Day,...
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Saved, In Part, By a Vet
Sometimes we think our posts are too long, so we’ll make this one short and sweet. The Slovensky Cuvac (pronounced...
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The Saddleback in Redbones
When a Treeing Walker Coonhound has a black marking over his back that extends from the neck to the tail, it’s called ...
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Weird Al Yankovic “Poodle Hat”
Everything you need to know about “Weird Al Yankovic’s” music can be encapsulated in one of his famous...
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The Champion Digger
Digging in the yard isn’t an issue when the “yard” is twenty acres of pasture land, so the moonscape l...
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The Dalmatian “Smile”
Before carriages and coaches, people traveled on horseback. They needed a dog that would keep the horse company while gu...
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Langhaar, Ruwhaar, and Korthaar
The Dutch Shepherd continues to fly under the radar among most of the public, but not with law enforcement and the milit...
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Huntaway: A Breed and a Working Style
The New Zealand Huntaway was created in the 19th century for one specific reason: To round up massive flocks of sheep (a...
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One of These Is Not Like the Other
As the title goes, one of these images is not like the other two. One of these images is a powder puff – you know,...
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But You Can Call Me Barak
Why say “Bosnian Hunting Hound” when Chien Courant de Bosnie Poil Dur sounds so much more high falutin (that...
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The Roman Rottweiler
Our mandate is to celebrate the legacy and contributions of the purebred dog, and in our view, education strolls hand-in...
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Meet the Munsterlanders
Tempting as it is to make “Herman Munster” jokes about these breeds, there’s nothing funny about the work ethic an...
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America’s Only Toy Breed
That the Toy Fox Terrier is the only toy breed developed in America isn’t up for debate, but exactly which breeds ...
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A Very Important Dog Book
We’ll never know how many fans of purebred dogs were inspired by a book. For us, it was The Big Book of Dogs illus...
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The Breed Saved by a Revolution
In 1974, a mutiny of military officers in the Portuguese army put an end to the country’s forty year dictatorship ...
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The Recipe to Make a Rat Terrier
What happens when you blend Manchester Terriers, Whippets, Bull Terriers, Old English White Terriers, Beagles, Smooth Fo...
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