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Teacup Poodle
The teacup poodle is a designer/toy variety of the standard poodle that so many dog owners know and love. The…
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Different German Dog Commands
Dogs are wonderful companions, and they are typically eager to please. So what’s a dog to do when you teach…
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Maltipom
Part lap dog, part tiny terror with a Napoleon complex, this Maltese-Pomeranian mix packs a surprising amount of personality and…
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Black Mouth Cur
American settlers bred this rugged Southern dog to guard, herd, and hunt all at once, and the result was so…
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Scottish Deerhound
The Scottish deerhound is a giant coursing hound bred in Scotland to hunt the giant red deer. Evidence suggests that…
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What Do Dogs Dream About, Actually?
Dogs are cute when they sleep. Perhaps you have watched them as they lie there, curled up on their favorite…
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Lagotto Romagnolo
This ancient Italian breed once ruled Renaissance paintings and mastered the art of truffle hunting, but its rare combination of…
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What is an Arachnid? Explained With 6 Examples
Sometimes the stuff of nightmares, sucking blood, biting with fangs, stinging with stingers, injecting venom, scurrying with multiple legs, and…
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Swedish Lapphund
The Sami people (formerly known as Lapps) bred the Swedish Lapphund to herd reindeer. This furry black (sometimes brown) dog…
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Shikoku
Bred in the isolated mountain villages of a remote Japanese island, this fierce hunting dog earned the status of national…
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Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Scotland's feistiest little hunter carries a secret that no other AKC breed can claim, a name borrowed from a fictional…
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Shetland Sheepdog
The Shetland Sheepdog is a lovable bundle of energy. This tiny member of the herding group was bred in the…
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Korean Jindo
The Korean Jindo is an ancient hunting dog from the non-sporting group that developed over thousands of years on the…
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Pharaoh Hound
Ancient Egypt claims it, Malta shaped it, and DNA evidence upends everything historians thought they knew about one of the…
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Bracco Italiano
Few dogs have a history like the Bracco Italiano. An ancient Italian hunting breed dating back to images from the…
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Brazilian Treehopper
Brazilian Treehoppers are insects from the Membracidae family, of the Hemiptera order of true bugs. They have a distinct cluster…
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Finnish Lapphund
For 7,000 years the Sami people shaped a dog that could hunt reindeer across frozen tundras and sleep beside children…
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The Flu In Dogs: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
As human flu season approaches, you may wonder whether or not your dog is at risk of getting the flu.…