We were asked recently about the Chow Chow’s name. Perplexed, the reader pointed out that “chow chow” ...
Read MoreA Good Day and a Golden
Ingram Shavitz had been born to Jewish parents in Manhattan, but once Ingram finished high school in 1953, he changed hi...
Read MoreThe *Other* Gameskeeper Dog
Within dog circles, the “gameskeeper dog” is widely regarded as a nickname for the Bullmastiff, but there is...
Read More1992 US SC 2807-2811 29c Winter Olympics Full Sheet of 20 - MNH
Like most scent hounds, a Beagle’s ears hang low and close to the dog’s face. When the dog picks up a scent,...
Read MoreMuster Dogs
The other day, we came across a video showing a litter of Kelpie puppies that one day might become “muster” ...
Read MoreThe “Live Long and Prosper” Airedale Owner
She’s been around Hollywood long enough to have acted in television classics, including Dr. Kildare, Gunsmoke, Bon...
Read MoreThe Vizsla’s Many Expressions
“Blunt” and “chiseled” appearing in the same sentence would seem to be at odds with each other, ...
Sinamolol Raincoat Mascot Stuffed Toy Cinnamon Mocha CappuccinoFour Talbots and a Fountain
We credit reader, William Hutchinson, for alerting us to a marvelous fountain located near Leeds in the UK. Today, the...
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Astor z Potattal was a solid brown German Wirehaired Pointer who may have looked like this. Like others in his breed, As...
Read MoreA Spinone By Any Other Name….
If you’ve lived in different parts of the world that share a common language (say, English), you already know that...
Read MoreSuper Dog of the Cosmos
After watching the video clip below, it’s hard to believe the Belgian Malinois was bred to be a sheepdog, and not,...
Read MoreThe “Five Point” Red
We take a circuitous route to our subject by pointing out that color is about the last thing that enters into the mind o...
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The image you see here caught our attention because it was posted on National Purebred Dog Day by a coin company on Twit...
Read MoreThe Fancy during the Great War
World War I was known as the Great War, and “The War to end all Wars,” and sadly, it was either outdone by subse...
Read MoreJellyfish Floating Snorkeling Window
The magnificent creature below is a cob horse: Specifically, he’s an Irish Cob, but cobs are not a specific breed ...
Read MoreA Weighty Bulldog
In a recent post, we mentioned that in the AKC, Dachshunds are shown in two sizes, standard and miniature, and compete i...
Read MoreTreadmill: Walk, Run, or Rest?
A lot of us know what it means to walk a sweaty “endless mile” on a treadmill, so it may not surprise some o...
Read MoreDachshund Philosophy: Bunny or Bust
Some readers will remember what this means: 36-24-26. The numbers are the bust-waist-hip measurements of the “clas...
Read MoreWolf Dog of the Canary Islands
In addition to covering established breeds, we sometimes touch upon breeds that might well be recognized as purebred dog...
Read MoreBalkan Wars, a Soldier, and Dalmatians
It all started in Macedonia. The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 had brought into power a ministry that insisted on centra...
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