The club resubmitted its application for recognition, now armed with the Mars Veterinary DNA study and additional geneti...
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The Vine-Leaf Ear • An Ocean Betwixt
They tried to find alternative wording to describe the ear. No one could come up with an exact definition to substitute,...
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Cheaper than Watchmen
Newfoundland dogs were commonly carried on ships during the 18th and early 19th centuries, so this anecdote is believabl...
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The Japanese Breed’s Secret Sauce
There is no pleasing everyone when it comes to breed standards, let alone honoring terms found in the standards in the c...
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Meet the Newest State Dog!
The time is ripe for Arkansas to recognize May 1 as National Purebred Dog Day!...
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“Letter of the Alphabet” Breed
Though you won't find reference to this series of "S's" in the standard, they are key to the IG's outline, and therefore...
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Batter up! ⚾️
If you are a baseball fan in Colorado, it's been a slog...
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Tiny but Different: Russian Toy from a Chihuahua
Imagining a Russian ballerina next to "Bruiser" highlights the unique beauty of both breeds....
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The “Split-Fount” Scent Hound
The melanistic mask gene is the main reason the head stands out as darker, giving this breed its signature look. It is a...
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Goodnight, Crispin
Margaret Wise Brown was described as an eccentric who embraced a bohemian lifestyle. It seems she never lost her sense o...
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When Science Meets Snouts
Sydney Water is Australia’s first water utility to employ wastewater leak detection dogs, and Winnie and Ziggy are a ...
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Good Enough to Eat!
Word-of-mouth marketing and social media coverage helped the confection gain momentum to the extent that they surpassed ...
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A Blunt Wedge. Get It?
The German Pinscher’s head is not just a hallmark of the breed type, but a key to its historical role as an agile, eff...
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The Chessie and Chicken People
Before this meeting in 1877, the dogs went by a variety of names including the Brown Winchester, the Otter Dog, the ...
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BC Coats: Did you Know?
Yes, Border Collies pretty much do it all, which is why this post is not about the breed's versatility. It's about som...
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From Docile to Demanding?
If we came up with an answer for the question we posed earlier, it is this: Words matter....
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The Fishhook Front
Thank you to the late Dr. Quentin LaHam who talked about this....
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Shambling!
Dictionaries describe 'shambling' it as an awkward, irregular gait, or walking with a slow dragging motion without lifti...
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Textbook “White Spotting”
Thanks to the piebald genotype, Beagles almost always have certain spots—like the tip of the tail—where there’s no...
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