The difficulty in evaluating a coated breed is obvious, and thus, hands on such a dog will “see” better than...
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Purebred Doggie Dates
Many of us first met the lovable Jack Russell cross, “Harvey,” in Thinkbox’s second TV commercial from...
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What the Russian Retriever Really Was
“Pomeranians speak only to Poodles and Poodles speak only to God.” – Charles Kuralt We have no hard eviden...
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Toto IS in Kansas
In the small northeast Kansas town of Wamego at the corner of 4th and Lincoln, a small dog made of bronze stares at a fi...
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To the Swiftest Does Not Belong the Prize
We turn to Ecclesiastes 9:11 (King James Version) to launch this post: “I returned, and saw under the sun, that th...
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Why Have an Instagram Account?
You know how we keep urging you to start an Instagram account for your dog? A while back, Tarynn Brown created such an ...
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A Pharaoh Fairy Tale
Veteran readers know how fond we are of legends and anecdotes associated with our glorious breeds, and the Pharaoh Hound...
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How a Romantic Song Lead to a Klutzy Cartoon Dog
Stay with us on this one. This is one of those tortured posts that takes you down the rabbit hole before you get to the ...
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The Azorean Cattle Dog
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time. Release some pigs, sheep and cattle on an island, and then leave for, ...
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Upland Gun Dogs: Which are the Best?
In the many posts we’ve written about gun dogs, we’ve frequently mentioned the word, “upland.” A...
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A Watcher By Any Translation
Mention the term, “night watchman” in relation to a breed, and more often than not, the Bullmastiff’s name...
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Big Beagle or Little Beagle?
Show Beagles, as any fancier knows, are exhibited by size: 13 inches and 15 inches. They can be born in the same litter,...
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Gun Dog Broke
If we are to stand united as purebred dog owners interested in protecting our rights to have the dogs we want, where we ...
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Moonfleet’s Chins
Swashbuckling. If ever there was a word to define an era (or a movie role), it’s that one. We don’t have r...
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Amos: National Trick Dog Champion
There are five AKC Trick Titles that a dog can earn: They are the AKC Novice Trick Dog (TKN), the KC Intermediate Trick ...
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A Tibbie Prayer Wheel Legend
One of the most widely recognized symbols of Buddhism today is the spinning prayer wheel native to Tibetan Buddhism. The...
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“The Scotland Kid”
An excerpt from Holland’s Magazine in 1926 read: “… that odd little chunk of canniness, merriment, sadness, jo...
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The “Actual” First Dog Show?
For long time, the first “dog show” was considered to be the 1859 exhibition in Newcastle-upon-Tyne at the T...
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