Scotland (and the UK) has a long, rich history of hunting, and at one time, rural communities took the view that hunti...
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The “Mini Foxie” That Isn’t
In the early 19th century, a spirited little working dog could be found on Australian farms, its job to tamp down the la...
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Can This Dog Hunt?
Back in the day, hunters relied on “setting spaniels,” dogs that would quickly and quietly drop to their bel...
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A New Job for an Old Breed
Puffin hunting is now illegal in Norway, and the only places where the sea parrots can still be hunted is in Iceland and...
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Make a Sniglet
Most of us lament the loss of an animal or plant species, and dire predictions of “experts” would have us be...
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The Tibbie in Britain
An ancient breed, the Tibetan Spaniel didn’t make its way to Great Britain until the 1890s, but sources can’...
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A Bulldog First and Last
It almost has the ring of something that came full circle. The second-to-last-time a purebred dog appeared on the cover ...
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In a Mood…
Several breed standards mention that the mood of a dog of their respective breeds can be detected by different indicator...
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China’s Red Dog
Its proper name is Laizhou Hong, but colloquially, this large, molosser type dog is known as the Chinese Red Dog, or Ch...
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Tooth Fairies
Tooth fairies. If you show your dog, you come to know which judges count teeth, and those that do become known as “...
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This Anti-Plastic Warrior is a Springer
We’ve met Springer Spaniel military dogs, PDSA Dickin Medal recipients, cancer detecting dogs, water cadaver dogs,...
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A is for Architecture (for dogs)
Architects Design for Dogs has been mentioned here before, but our update (assuming that COVID doesn’t cancel this...
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Black, Smooth, and Once DQ’d
The “Street Urchin of Belgium,” aka the Brussels Griffon (known in Belgium as the Griffons Bruxellois) comes...
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#TongueOutTuesday
Today is #TongueOutTuesday, and on most Tuesdays on social media, it’s an invitation to share photos of dogs with ...
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A Shiba Singularity
There are several theories about how the Shiba Inu got its name, but one that has never been seriously postulated has ...
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The Treasonous Cav Owner
Critics charge that the world of show dogs can be political, but history has proved that a breed itself can be, and one ...
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The Value of Public Art
Public art adds enormous value to the vitality of a community. It serves as a “landmark,” (“I’ll...
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The “Tortoise Shell” Collie
In the late 19th century, one dog authority of the day considered the color to be an oddity of nature, so uncommon was i...
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Without Even Trying
There are countless reasons we love our dogs, but surely one of them has to be how they can make us laugh without even t...
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El Perro Mas Rapido
At a certain time of year, there are any number of events that celebrate that fastest of canines…… …&#...
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