“To Say Nothing of the Dog”
…about Fox Terriers. Some who are fans of Connie Willis’ comic time-travel novel will be familiar with our post title, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and serious bibliophiles will…
…about Fox Terriers. Some who are fans of Connie Willis’ comic time-travel novel will be familiar with our post title, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and serious bibliophiles will…
…used the Ariégeois to hunt deer and boar, but its real specialty is pursuing hare in the dry, rocky regions of its homeland where its endurance and stamina are highly…
Meet the Valdueza, a dog the BOE recently recognized as a pure Spanish canine breed. Prior to this, the breed was regarded as an “ethnic group” dog by the Real…
…but not his wife. History is simply the stories of real people, and purebred dogs are a thread in the fabric of those stories. By now you’ve probably guessed that…
…Warrior:” The 13th Warrior was terrific movie (and terrifically bloody). Some said at the time of its release that it was also historically inaccurate for having cast an Irish Wolfhound…
…are comfortable with letting the statement “lie there.” All Bull Terriers, even the ones who appear all white, are colored Bull Terriers, which is to say that they carry a…
…can laugh and cry, and outrun the fastest hounds in the county. Skeeter names the dog, “Lady.” “Lady” was played by a six month old Basenji named, “My Lady of…
…in the “con” camp argued that while Borzoi is the Russian word for “swift,” it was just one quality of a complex breed. Borzoi fancier, Dr. M.W. Thewlis, opined that…
…felt that if the two story lines were combined, it could work, and asked “Happy Dan,” author, Ward Greene, to come up with one. Voila: Lady and the Tramp. One…
…firm won a competition to design and install a public bench for the London Festival of Architecture in 2019, a piece that was selected as one of five benches for…
…I have ever met, was a perfect example of doing just that, and being perfectly, patient, & comfortable, with it. I think we all can relate with Jack, at this…
…people should never own one. “Smokey,” however, is a “known runner,” and the collar is for his own safety. For more on prong collars, read this. [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y4S0ez5gTZk”] …
…caught it never was. Take a listen, if you dare. https://nationalpurebreddogday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ho_alien_breath_lp_01_hpx.mp3 Having fun yet? We at National Purebred Dog Day are delighted to welcome back Bark on the Bayou,…
…movie, Harry and the Hendersons, a commercial for Kibbles and Bits, an MCI commercial in which he appears with Jim Carrey, and ads for Church’s Chicken. Little Britches slept in…
…among tourists who pass near Forum. Babac saw a real need for a crossing there since so many tourists use the path as a shortcut to the famous Zadar Sea…
…a tightly curled tail that he or she experiences real discomfort if their tail is uncurled and a judge attempts to “straighten it out.” As for the “heart like a…
…surprisingly, it taught some people to be fearful at the sight of a Doberman Pinscher in real life. To be fair, however, there are also movies (often comedies) in which…
…in love with,” said Lisa Brandriff, a writer at ad agency McCann-Erickson in New York who wrote the “Lost Dog” MasterCard commercials. “We also knew the dog was very trainable….
…outrageous, if not beloved, pop culture icon who made commercials for Pepsi and Coors, and hundreds of film, television and live appearances that included The Grammy Awards, Saturday Night Live,…
Scroll down to the video to get you in the mood: With tongue in cheek, we use Rodney Dangerfield’s signature comment, “No respect” to mention that ancestors of the Spanish…