He Sings the “Song of the Rabbit”
…of the rabbit,” the name hunters have given the hound’s staccato repetitive barking. Otherwise, the dog is a quiet hunter. The Spanish Kennel Club (Real Sociedad Canina de España) recognizes…
…of the rabbit,” the name hunters have given the hound’s staccato repetitive barking. Otherwise, the dog is a quiet hunter. The Spanish Kennel Club (Real Sociedad Canina de España) recognizes…
…an artist, claimed his wife’s work as his own, his threats, intimidations, and emotional manipulation compelling Margaret to stay silent about the fraud. Walter fooled many people, including the Bank…
…National Purebred Dog Day to inquire about purchasing this piece. Artist’s Thoughts: I have a real passion for the arts and I love dogs! Everyone wants their pet immortalized. NPDDArt2020…
Many of us first met the lovable Jack Russell cross, “Harvey,” in Thinkbox’s second TV commercial from 2010: Harvey was an instant hit. When the ad was on the air,…
…after animals was common practice for the British Royal Navy, particularly for survey ships: Barracouta, Rattlesnake, Scorpion, Mastiff, Starling, Raven, and even Squirrel were all names for British Royal Navy…
Newcomers to the world of purebred dogs are often startled by the different names their breed may have had over time, and wonder why one breed could be known by…
…slaughtering 50,000 of them a year. Sigh. We know. In 1995, Quaker Oats, which had bought Ken-L Ration in 1940, sold it to H. J. Heinz Company. In 2020, the…
It might have been one of the creepier books written that was based on real events. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That…
Whether it’s a a real dog, a stuffed toy, or a cartoon “type” is what makes the dog in this commercial not a Schnauzer, not a Papillon, and not a…
…a Saint Bernard with a “monk’s cap,” we’d love to replace this painting with an image of the ‘real deal.’ St. Bernard pup painting by Otto Eerelman (1839-1926) via WikiGallery…
…Artist’s Thoughts: I have a real passion for the arts and I love dogs! Everyone wants their pet immortalized. NPDDArt2020 (Entry in National Purebred Dog Day Fine Art/Poster Competition 2020)…
…him into the water below. What later happened with this man is unknown to me… My mother has informed me that my father’s life was in real danger, and that…
…it was known as Turco Andaluz, or Andalusian Turk. The dogs may have come with Turkish traders, or, perhaps more likely, arrived in Turkey with Merino sheep from Hungary which…
…were inspired by real features; Pluto is a Bloodhound, and Bloodhounds – as many hounds and sporting breeds – have famously prominent occiputs – that hard bump towards the back…
…boost the profile of our rarer or vulnerable breeds. Skye Terrier owners, for example, could rent a hall and play the movie, “Greyfriar’s Bobby,” followed by an appearance of real…
While “Japanese Pug,” was another name for the Japanese Chin, when the real Pug made its way to Japan from Korea, it was referred to as Sichuan Pai. The breed’s…
…J. Flanagan, and the real place that he established outside Omaha, Nebraska, Boys Town. In our own youth, we remember getting our parents getting solicitations for donations from Boys Town,…
…Dixie had come from the Presto Kennels in Newton to which Helen and her companion, Miss Sullivan, returned to look for another spaniel. Near the end of the visit, the…
…the family farm with an eye for livestock and a kennel. In time, a Boxer would come to live in the garden complete with a modern shelter, but it would…
…country. In modern times, working with hunting dogs whose style is to follow prey for hours on end ultimately ends with hunter and dog running out of real estate. Such…