A Yorkshire Terrier dog breed named Smoky flew 12 combat missions with the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and earned eight service stars along the way. After the war, she became the first documented therapy dog in history, visiting wounded soldiers in hospital wards. That’s a genuinely remarkable resume for a dog…

A Scottish nobleman named Colonel Malcolm once accidentally shot his own beloved hunting terrier, mistaking its dark coat for a fox in the brush. Devastated, he vowed to breed only white terriers from that point forward, so a mistake like that could never happen again. That single tragic decision is why the West Highland White…

People assume the tiny handbag dog is a recent celebrity trend, but the English Toy Terrier dog breed proves otherwise. Regency-era dandies — those flashy English gentlemen obsessed with parties, gambling, and expensive horses — carried these small, energetic terriers around in leather bags as a fashion accessory, centuries before anyone coined the term “purse…

Despite the name, the Tibetan Terrier dog breed was never actually bred to chase vermin like a true terrier. Western visitors simply gave it the name based on its size, but its real job for centuries was herding and guarding livestock across the Himalayas. The real story behind how this breed reached the West is…

Not many dog breeds can claim to have lived at both 11 Downing Street and the White House. The Welsh Terrier dog breed managed both: Rex kept British Chancellor Philip Hammond company during his time at Downing Street, while Charlie lived a rather more glamorous life in the White House under President John F. Kennedy….

If you’ve ever played Monopoly, you’ve held this breed in your hand. The Scottish Terrier dog breed is the single most popular game piece in Monopoly history, a small bronze icon millions of people have moved around that board without necessarily knowing the real dog behind it. There’s a lot more to this breed than…