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Hobby, Lifestyle, or Profession?
Posted on July 14, 2012 | 13 CommentsWestern Culture likes labels, boxes, and boundaries that divide and categorize people into conceptual groups. We avoid a continuum mentality. We like fractions more than percentiles, we like our device... -
Bananas, Famine, Hoover, Cannibalism, and GMOs
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 11 CommentsRemember when I told you about the ever-popular Banana? Besides being an ironic argument against “intelligent design,” the banana is the most popular fruit in the world, dominating international trade and domestic consumption.... -
I Homed More Dogs Than PeTA
Posted on July 7, 2012 | 27 CommentsI’m a very small-time hobby breeder of purebred Border Collies–about as small as you can get and still be “a breeder”–yet in 2008 I found more homes for dogs than the... -
Pit Bull Apologetics
Posted on July 5, 2012 | 90 CommentsWhy are Pit Bull owners and apologists so defensive? I recently came across an article and study that endeavors to answer that question. “Pit Bull” and “Apologist” were once terms... -
Only 2% of Dogs Die in Shelters Yearly
Posted on June 26, 2012 | 133 CommentsNew data released by the ASPCA, HSUS, and the American Pet Products Association‘s National Pet Owners Survey show that shelter killings are at an all time low in both whole numbers... -
Fancy Mice
Posted on June 23, 2012 | 35 CommentsOn the opposite end of the prestige-cost-difficulty spectrum from Thoroughbreds lies the modest rodents. There’s no glory to be had in breeding a perfectly shaped rat or mouse–although if you... -
OneNationUnderDog: Nothing New
Posted on June 20, 2012 | 19 CommentsHBO is now airing its downer documentary “One Nation Under Dog” that claims to be inspired by Michael Schaffer’s book, One Nation Under Dog: Adventures in the New World of... -
Problems in Thoroughbreds 1
Posted on June 18, 2012 | 14 CommentsJust as pedigree dog breeding takes major cues from purebred horse breeding, we can see institutional problems in thoroughbreds that directly mirror the issues we see in the dog fancy. Lack... -
The Equestrian Order
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 7 CommentsIn a series of posts I would like to compare and contrast the major groups in the mammalian fancy: breeders of horses, dogs, cats, and rodents. While these groups have... -
Münchausen by Harley
Posted on June 12, 2012 | 62 CommentsAnimal companionship has numerous documented mental and physical health benefits for humans, and in moderation, there is little harm. But moderation is illusive and harm comes when animals are valued for...
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