It was Aristotle who described the Tibetan Mastiff as a result of a union between dogs and tigers, and he based his narr...
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The Tiger Dog
The loyal Kai Ken – sometimes known as the Tiger Dog or Tora Inu – is native to the Kai region of Japan (kno...
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The Chortai
Some cynologists say that in Russia and the Central Asian Republics, the word, “borzoi” is a generic term fo...
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The Legend of the Wolfhound, Ailbé
In 1897, the first Irish Wolfhound registered by the AKC was “Ailbé,” an ancient name, and perhaps a grim r...
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The Australian Pig Dog
In as much as our mandate is education about purebred dogs, we occasionally post information that may or may not be abou...
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Spot Variations
Spots are just the beginning. Ticking, patches (a disqualification), clumps, old age ticking, and even stripe patterns c...
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Embracing Native Breeds?
There are an estimated 500,000–600,000 dogs in Norway across eleven counties, but not all of them are breeds native to...
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Racy/Rangy
Though the words, “rangy” and “racy” may seem interchangeable, they’re really not, and dep...
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“Mopsorden” (the Order of the Pug)”
Who doesn’t love a good secret? Freemasons did. The highly secretive group first became official in 1717, but in...
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It’s Not a Dirty Word
The word “weaselly” is generally used as an uncomplimentary way to refer to a person who is devious, sneaky,...
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The English Flush
The Clumber Spaniel is the largest of the AKC flushing spaniels, a dog bred especially for working “under the gun&...
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This One is a Paalakanni
The Kanni of India is a stunning sighthound, but the object of debate. Local dog experts insist that the breed is a vari...
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Idii ’n Illeli
When the FCI gave the Azawakh official recognition in 1981, the breed was referred to as the “Sloughi-Azawakh” p...
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A Papillon By Any Other Name
The Papillon is certainly one of the oldest dog breeds, its recorded history in Europe dating back nearly 700 years. In ...
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“Big Furry Dogs”
On the occasion that the handler of a Boerbole was asked by a spectator the name of his breed, he replied, “South ...
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The Swashbuckler Who Introduced a Breed
When Theodore Flynn, a world renown marine biologist, and his wife, Marrelle, an adventurous young lady from “seaf...
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Heavenly Colors in the Havanese
In the dog world, there are a few breeds that come in a huge array of colors, all of them acceptable according to their ...
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Gettysburg’s Irish Brigade Monument
The Irish Brigade was one of the legendary units of the American Civil War, its infantry made up of predominantly Irish ...
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Clive Cussler and His Dogs
In the prelude to a world pandemic in February, 2020, the death of a beloved author seemed to go largely unnoticed by to...
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Diplomacy in Colors
In the early days of Belgian Sheepdogs, color was always a contentious issue, and it wasn’t always handled diploma...
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