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Lessons from Island Wolves
Posted on December 25, 2011 | 69 CommentsSweeping comparisons between wild animals and domesticated pets are dangerous given the unique and often mutually exclusive conditions in which those two groups often find themselves. Wild animals must hunt... -
A Long Tail Cut Short
Posted on December 17, 2011 | 9 CommentsIn Without a Tail to Sit On I laid out the current body of evidence regarding deleterious health effects of the Bobtail gene and in the Like a Bobtail Without... -
An IKEA Dog Bed
Posted on December 14, 2011 | 9 CommentsI had my laundry neatly folded in an IKEA bag waiting to get put in a drawer and Dublin decided that he really liked the bold yet sleek Scandinavian design... -
Parasite Breeders
Posted on December 10, 2011 | 10 CommentsOh Claire, I’m sorry for all the suffering you’ve experienced in your life. It’s one thing for me to write about qualzucht, torture breeding, and to think and debate about... -
Exceeding 2011 Goals
Posted on December 9, 2011 | 14 CommentsBack in March I set some goals for this blog. At the time there were 125 feedburner subscribers and my goal was to reach 150 by the end of the... -
The Mark of Cain is a Dog
Posted on December 6, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe Bible puts forth the killing of Abel by his brother Cain as the first murder in history, which foreshadows the eternal struggle between the farmer and the cowman. Cain... -
Like a Bobtail Without an Anus
Posted on November 25, 2011 | 83 CommentsIn a previous post I spoke about new research making Dr. Bruce Cattanach’s old understanding of the Bobtail Gene obsolete and reopening the debate about the ethics of this gene... -
Sheer Force of Will
Posted on November 18, 2011 | 27 CommentsA few hits came into the blog just now from a Sheltie Forum and I was curious what the folks were saying. I expected to find the usual maverick novice using... -
![I am somewhat amazed at the positive responses to this [Toller x Aussie] cross. I have had 20 years of vitriol against my Corgi x Boxer cross for every reason...](http://www.astraean.com/borderwars/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/homozygous_nbt_bobtail_puppy-115x115.jpg "Without a Tail to Sit On")
Without a Tail to Sit On
Posted on November 17, 2011 | 29 CommentsI am somewhat amazed at the positive responses to this [Toller x Aussie] cross. I have had 20 years of vitriol against my Corgi x Boxer cross for every reason... -
The Diving Border Collie
Posted on November 14, 2011 | 3 CommentsThis charming video is of Nevada, a border collie diver of great skill and grace underwater, beautifully captured by Little Friends Photo. .. Border Collies aren’t traditionally thought of as water...
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