Dog Breeds
The Afghan Hound Came Last in Obedience, Then Beat 12,000 Dogs
Ranked last for obedience, first dog ever cloned, and a 2026 Westminster group winner. What the Afghan Hound's "dumb dog" label really…
History
Pet History
69 Dogs Sailed to Antarctica and Never Came Back
Scott's crevasse rescue, Amundsen's cold arithmetic, Shackleton's "dogloos." The forgotten sled dogs of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration.
Pet History
Forgotten Dogs of WWI: Messengers and Mercy Dogs
Satan at Verdun, Jack of the Sherwood Foresters, Sergeant Stubby, and the mercy dogs who stayed with dying men. The dogs of…
Pet History
300 Dogs Searched Ground Zero on 9/11. One Never Came Out.
Why rescuers hid in the rubble for the dogs to find, Trakr's last live find, Riley's famous basket ride, Sirius, and what…
Pet History
The Soviets Lied About Laika for 45 Years
A Moscow stray became the first living creature to orbit Earth, on a flight with no way home. How she was chosen,…
Pet History
Rin Tin Tin: The Real Story Behind Hollywood’s First Dog Star
Rescued from a bombed kennel in 1918, he saved Warner Bros. from collapse and made the German Shepherd famous. And no, he…
Pet History
10 Most Famous Dachshunds in History
Picasso's Lump, Warhol's Archie, the Kaiser's pheasant-killing pair, JFK's Dunker and more. The dachshunds that shaped art, politics and the internet.
