It was, in our view, the most “romantically charged” scene in the movie, The Sound of Music. Loaded with mic...
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The First “Yank” Canaan Dogs
Her name was Ursula Berkowitz, a breeder and resident of Oxnard, California. In 1964, she founded the Oxnard Obedience C...
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The Double Life of a Police K9
He is described as a “working line” German Shepherd Dog, but with over 72,000 Instagram followers, six year ...
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The Aragonese Mastiff
The Kingdom of Aragon was a realm as far back as 1035. Situated in northeastern Spain, its name came from the river Ar...
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The Komondor on “Odelay”
“Odelay” (a pun on “Oh Delay” since the album took so long to record) was the fifth studio album...
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The “Frenchie Death Yodel”
It started out innocently enough. A recent post on our Facebook page mentioned our surprise at the enormous bark that ca...
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The Leavitt Bulldog
To better understand the Leavitt Bulldog, one must go back to the 1970s and David Leavitt’s vision. Looking at arc...
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Truman and the March of Dimes Dog
When it comes to dogs, Harry Truman was best known for saying, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” ...
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An Icon of the 60s
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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