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The North Carolina Highway Patrol is starting from scratch when it comes to its canine unit. The department is getting rid of all its German Sheppard Malinois dogs and going with a new breed.
source: Daily Comet, LA
Even the history of the Catahoula Leopard can be a bit spotty, as the dog’s roots are surrounded in myth and legend, according to Catahoula Rescue Inc., a national group dedicated to rescuing Catahoula Leopards. “The history of the dog is unbelievable,” Duplantis said. …
source: OregonLive.com, OR
There’s an extremely interesting book called The Pit Bull Placebo that explores how these dogs became such a bone of contention in the eye of the public.
Author Karen Delise points out there have always been “monster dogs” that scared the public. A hundred years ago it was bloodhounds. When I was a kid it […]
source: Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
The breed is known as the world’s hairiest dog because their fur grows in long dreadlocks which resemble a ‘mop’ reaching the floor.
There were only 40 Komondors in Britain but the breed’s population has gone up by a quarter thanks to the unprecedented litter….
Komondors are known […]
source: Worcester Telegram, MA
“Dogs 101” introduces Animal Planet viewers to different breeds of dogs every week. Along with Yorkshire terriers, this weekend’s episode will feature bloodhounds, Great Danes, Shih Tzus and Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
Her dogs tend to be favored by people who live in cities and who like to travel with their dogs. They can easily […]
source: Independent, UK
They may be squat, grumpy and fierce but, for 12 centuries, pekinese had always been top dogs in the city they are named after. Now a wider offering of dog breeds means the local mutts are giving way to more exotic types such as chows, poodles and labradors.
There are several legends about how the […]
source: Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
Dogs like the Hungarian vizsla, the Eurasier and the grand bleu de Gascogne are becoming much more common, according to new statistics from the Kennel Club….
The Bolognese, bracco Italiano and cirneco dell’Etna are all Italian breeds increasing in numbers in Britain, while two French dogs – the petit basset griffon Vendeen and grand […]
source: Attleboro Sun Chronicle, MA
Proponents of Question 3 on the Nov. 4 ballot call greyhound racing cruel and would phase it out, but opponents emphatically deny that and say it wouldn’t make sense to mistreat dogs on which the racing industry depends.
The Committee to Protect Dogs, which has campaigned to phase out greyhound racing in the […]
source: International Herald Tribune, France
Every pedigree breed in the United Kingdom will be reviewed to make sure that pressures to produce perfect show dogs don’t lead to widespread genetic diseases, the Kennel Club announced Tuesday. …
A breed health plan will be coordinated for some 200 pedigree breeds, and dog show judges will be briefed on the new […]
source: Edmonton Sun, Canada
In a statement, the Canadian Kennel Club said it was concerned with the New Brunswick decision because breeders will just go outside the province for the procedures.
… Berry said breed standards can change and that some shows in Europe don’t allow cropped ears.