English Bulldog Dog Breed Guide
The English Bulldog spent its first centuries in the appalling business of bull-baiting, and its last two being systematically re-engineered into one…
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Cocker Spaniel Dog Breed Guide
For most of the twentieth century, the Cocker Spaniel was America’s favorite dog, twice over, and the reasons never went out of…
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Beagle Dog Breed Guide
Nobody stays mad at a Beagle for long, which is fortunate, because a Beagle will give you reasons to try. This is…
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Newfoundland Dog Breed Guide
Newfoundlands hauled fishing nets and pulled drowning sailors out of the North Atlantic, and the job left its mark: webbed feet, a…
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Saint Bernard Dog Breed Guide
Two centuries ago, Saint Bernards worked the snowfields of an Alpine pass, digging travelers out of avalanches for the monks of the…
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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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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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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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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…
