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Versatility “Dangerous” to the ABCA?
Posted on October 8, 2007 | 4 CommentsI’d like to bring your attention to the report presented to ABCA members in 2002 when a committee was formed to assess the AKC/ABCA Dual Registration “problem” and advise options... -
Capturing the Spoils
Posted on October 7, 2007 | No CommentsAlthough the Border Wars are appropriately framed as a fight between the ABCA and the AKC, the Wars are wrongly categorized as a fight over Border Collies or “the future... -
The Spoils of the Dog War
Posted on October 7, 2007 | No CommentsThe small elite group of conformation breeders are Platonists; they believe that the substantive reality of Border Collies is only a reflection of a higher truth, and their activity is... -
McCaig’s Dog Wars: The Bad
Posted on October 5, 2007 | 10 CommentsDonald McCaig’s The Dog Wars is an important book to me, and it should be to anyone who reads this blog as well. I mean, come on, the Dog Wars... -
McCaig's Dog Wars: The Good
Posted on October 2, 2007 | No CommentsWith a name like “The Dog Wars” and content that documents the battle between the First Estate and the AKC, how could I not immediately order, devour, excrete and then... -
McCaig’s Dog Wars: The Good
Posted on October 2, 2007 | No CommentsWith a name like “The Dog Wars” and content that documents the battle between the First Estate and the AKC, how could I not immediately order, devour, excrete and then... -
Barbie Collies Can Herd?
Posted on September 14, 2007 | No Comments** The original post has been re-published slightly anonymized. ** Dear Readers, The heroes of this story have been placed in the Witness Protection Program and wish to remain anonymous... -
Border Collie War: AKC vs. ABCA
Posted on September 10, 2007 | 4 CommentsThe most personal border war for me, and the reason this blog is so cleverly named border wars is the battle over the future of the pure bred Border Collie.... -
Techies vs. Fuzzies
Posted on August 29, 2007 | No CommentsThe techie vs. fuzzy border war is one that I learned quite a lot about in college. As far as I can tell, the terms techie and fuzzy were coined... -
The Future Language of Dog
Posted on August 24, 2007 | 2 CommentsThe Ancient, Modern, and Future Language of “Dog.” Part 1. The Ancient. Wherein the Author describes the Border War between Linguists on the history of the proto-word for “Dog.” Part...
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