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An Honest Dog Show
Posted on February 4, 2009 | 1 CommentThe inane justification for dog shows is to choose the best breeding stock based upon conformation and movement. But it’s really a competition between groomers and schmoozers. That’s why the... -
Close But No Collie
Posted on January 27, 2009 | No CommentsIn digging around the internet looking for picture and painting evidence of Queen Victoria’s dogs, it was impossible not to come across Sir Edwin Landseer. He was in with the... -
A Collie for Barbie
Posted on January 6, 2009 | No CommentsComing full circle from working border collies ⇒ sheep ⇒ wool ⇒ yarn ⇒ fiber art ⇒ needle felting ⇒ border collie, “Tip” the super mini border collie would make... -
Golden Eyes & Uncle Sam
Posted on December 20, 2008 | No CommentsGolden Eyes and Uncle SamNell Brinkley, 1918 This illustration shows a young woman, “Golden Eyes,” dressed in a khaki-colored dress and cap standing with a collie dog named Uncle Sam... -
Pride, Envy, and Greed
Posted on December 20, 2008 | 5 CommentsBorder Collies are consistently at the forefront of science when it comes to dogs. The recent study which identified envy, specifically “inequity aversion” in dogs was carried out using a... -
G.P.S. Dog Art
Posted on December 4, 2007 | 2 CommentsThe Earth itself has long been one of man’s favorite canvases for expressions of art. The most permanent and lasting works are almost universally painted on cave walls, carved into...
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