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Dad, Dale Carnegie, and Dogs
Posted on June 16, 2013 | 4 CommentsThe Landauer legacy in Border Collies goes back to the 1960s when my father’s older sister bought their youngest sister a border collie puppy for her twelfth birthday. The five... -
Katz Sells His Farm
Posted on June 14, 2013 | 15 Comments“Bedlam Farm” ~ home of author Jon Katz and the back drop for his many books & HBO movie. This beautiful farmstead offers a gracious 4 bdrm Greek Revival home... -
“Health Testing” in Dogs is Limited
Posted on May 18, 2013 | 68 Comments“Health testing” is not health testing. It is disease testing. No test will ever tell you that your dog is healthy. Health is more than simply the absence of known... -
Luisa, Get Help!
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 18 CommentsWorking Border Collie snobs like to reiterate that sheep work is serious business, but the truth is that the business of sheep is in serious condition with an unfavorable prognosis.... -
The U.S. Sheep Industry is Belly-Up
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 20 CommentsThere are fewer sheep in America today than there were 200 years ago and one tenth the number of sheep seen at the apex during the 1940s. The wool... -
Happy Easter, Bonnie
Posted on March 31, 2013 | 10 Comments* * *Comments and disagreements are welcome, but be sure to read the Comment Policy. If this post made you think and you'd like to read more like it, consider... -
Border Collies Bred Like Alaskan Sled Dogs?
Posted on March 6, 2013 | 15 CommentsAlaskan sled dogs (often called huskies) are unique in that they are an ad hoc breed–some say type–bred to pull sleds over snow, sans registry, that still exist entirely outside... -
Meet Bear the Border Collie Puppy
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 3 CommentsThis is Bear, he just turned 12 weeks old, and he’s now ready for the perfect home to spoil him. Update: Found the perfect home for Bear on some acreage... -
World Class
Posted on September 23, 2012 | 12 CommentsI’ve known for a long time that Dublin is a world class athlete. It’s been apparent for much longer that I am not a world class athlete, and so it’s... -
Domesday Reloaded Border Collies
Posted on August 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsIn 1085 William the Conqueror commissioned a survey of England and Wales to “find out what or how much each landholder had in land and livestock, and what it was worth.”...
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