Bloodhound Dog Breed Guide
The Bloodhound owns the finest nose ever pointed at the ground. Trailing evidence from these dogs has been cited in American courtrooms,…
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Weimaraner Dog Breed Guide
German nobles bred the Weimaraner as a personal hunting companion, a dog meant to work all day beside its aristocrat and then…
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Irish Setter Dog Breed Guide
Few dogs stop traffic like an Irish Setter in full stride, mahogany coat streaming, built like a red arrow with a sense…
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Standard Poodle Dog Breed Guide
Strip away the show-ring topiary and look at what is actually standing there: a rugged German duck-hunting retriever, one of the smartest…
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Alaskan Malamute Dog Breed Guide
People confuse Malamutes with Siberian Huskies, and both breeds find this insulting. The Husky is a marathon sprinter built to move light…
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Siberian Husky Dog Breed Guide
In 1925, relay teams of Siberian Huskies ran diphtheria serum 674 miles through an Alaskan blizzard to save the town of Nome,…
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Boxer Dog Breed Guide
Nobody has ever accused a Boxer of hiding its feelings. This is a dog that greets you by folding itself in half,…
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Doberman Pinscher Dog Breed Guide
Louis Dobermann was a German tax collector who wanted a dog that would guarantee he came home from work, and in the…
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Great Dane Dog Breed Guide
German nobles bred the Great Dane to hunt wild boar and guard estates, then spent a few centuries softening it into what…
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Bernese Mountain Dog Dog Breed Guide
Swiss farmers built the Bernese Mountain Dog to pull milk carts, drive cattle, and sit with the family by the fire, and…
