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Recent Battles
Queen Victoria
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Juicing The Sheep
09 April 2009 11:11 AM | No CommentsThe Journal of Queen Victoria Thursday, October 21, 1868 “Juicing the Sheep“ At a quarter to twelve I drove off with Louise and Leopold in the waggonette up to near the “Bush” (the residence of William Brown, the farmer) to see them “juice the sheep.”...
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Queen Victoria’s Border Collies
26 January 2009 4:40 AM | 18 CommentsFor well over a century the “Collie” name has been co-opted by show breeders who have created a monster whose face looks like a door stop with beady eyes set in triangular slits. These same people have co-opted the notion that Queen Victoria was deeply...
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Show Me the Collie
22 January 2009 3:38 AM | 1 CommentHaving established that Queen Victoria’s direct influence on the proliferation of the show Collie is insubstantial at best, let’s explore what impact the Monarchy may have, in fact, had on the culture of dogs during her reign. Five. If the show Collie owes more to...
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The Queen and the Collie
20 January 2009 2:57 AM | 2 CommentsThe old wisdom on the rise of the show Collie is that Queen Victoria met them on a trip to Scotland in the 1860s, became infatuated, acquired them, sponsored them in shows, bred them, and her abundant trend-setting prowess lead to their bountiful rise to...
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The Victorian Collie Myth
19 January 2009 8:03 PM | 5 CommentsThe prevailing creation myth among show Collie enthusiasts is that Queen Victoria’s infatuation with the breed set the ball in motion, elevating the humble farm dog to aristocratic splendor. Queen Victoria saw her first Collies in the 1860′s, and she enthusiastically began to sponsor them,...
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Juicing The Sheep
agility Archive
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Show Off Sheep
Posted on November 22, 2008 | No CommentsGreat talent rarely develops in a vacuum, and the greatest achievements of mankind are often the result of solving the greatest challenges. While you might wonder why such an impressive dog as the Border Collie resulted from herding a rather dumb animal like the sheep,... -
Purina Incredible Dog Challenge 2007
Posted on January 13, 2008 | 1 CommentThe finals of the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge is on TV today and tomorrow. ABC is airing it at 3:00 Mountain in a few minutes and ESPN 2 has it tomorrow at Noon. Scheduled Air TimesIf you miss the full program, Purina as some select... -
Dog Sports on TV
Posted on November 10, 2007 | 1 CommentAnimal Planet is going to be featuring Dog Sport over the next five weeks. Sundays at 10 AM.Be sure to catch these amazing athletes and their trainers. Several members of my local Colorado Disc Dogs club will be appearing during the two Frisbee dog shows.... -
Sheep Agility
Posted on September 24, 2007 | 1 CommentThis video opens up the possibility for the ultimate dog sport, surpassing sheep trials, agility, obedience, herding, tracking, flyball, frisbee, you-name-it. Sheep agility. Wherein a human trainer instructs a Border Collie to guide sheep through an agility course. It combines the best of both worlds,... -
Squirrel Agility Course
Posted on September 19, 2007 | No CommentsWhat, no weave polls? Psh! Squirrel assault course
Queen Victoria's Border Collies