It was the era of Carnaby Street, The Beatles, rocket ships launching into space, the counterculture and psychedelic lig...
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A Glen of Imaal First
The image seen here is of Slane Castle. Situated in the stunningly beautiful Boyne valley overlooking the River Boyne, t...
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Yellow Cheeks and Four Eyes
We can offer an educated guess as to why, back in the day, the Bernese Mountain Dog had such colorful nicknames as ̶...
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The Collarette
Of the four Belgian Sheepdogs (each named after the Belgian Town from which it originated), the breed with arguably the ...
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Half Polar Bear, Half Wolf, and with the Movement of a Cat
If you scroll down to the video, you might remember this cringe-worthy moment when Turkmenistan’s president, Gurba...
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“Deep Through the Heart”
Unless one is a fancier, musher, or has ever bought a harness for a dog, most people don’t pay a lot of attention ...
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The Pump Handle Tail
When certain terms don’t show up in a breed standard, it shouldn’t be construed that what the terms describe...
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Lassie’s TV Mum
We were really sorry to learn of the passing of Cloris Leachman today. Though she lived to be 94, there’s never a ...
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Havana Silk Dog
At National Purebred Dog Day, we celebrate the marvels of the purebred dog by sharing everything about different breeds ...
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He Does Not Live by Tooth or Fang
“I’ve seen a look in a dog’s eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that ba...
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Spotted Born White
Artists absolutely love Dalmatians because of the endless possibilities of working with pattern, contrast and movement,...
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Heart (And Tail) Like a Wheel
It might surprise even those who think they know different dog breeds pretty well that the Great Pyrenees isn’t th...
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The Reason for Evil’s Monorchism?
The dog world is filled with myths, legends and anecdotes, and what follows is an unverified urban tale we came across w...
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The Cow-Herder Dog of Flanders
Dr. Aldolphe Reul of the Curegheun Veterinary School of Brussels was the first person to bring attention to the Bouvier ...
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The Genius’ “General”
He was born to “Mary Ann” on a poverty-stricken backstreet in New Orleans called Jane Alley. Dad had vanishe...
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Improvement in Consistency
Among the things that some writers get wrong when opining that breeders have ruined breeds from what they once were (and...
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The Boss Boston
From 1900 until 1950, the AKC registered more Boston Terriers than any other breed. In fact, not only was the Boston Ter...
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A Breed Nearly Lost Forever
One of the oldest and most primitive dog breeds in the world is the Formosan Mountain Dog, also known as the Taiwan Dog....
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The Volcano Hairless Breeds
Nicaraguans have a rich mythological culture that has given rise to the creation of Dantesque tales and folktales, and o...
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