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“Health Testing” in Dogs is Limited
Posted on May 18, 2013 | 38 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... -
Confusing Hoarders with Breeders
Posted on March 15, 2013 | 60 CommentsAn endemic problem with dog culture is that we are lazily imprecise with our language and willing to throw around very damaging labels where they are not really deserved when... -
The Peke Doesn’t Stand a Chance
Posted on February 10, 2013 | 17 CommentsUnlike last year’s Westminster Best in Show Peke, GCH PalaceGarden Malachy, this year’s top winning footstool doesn’t stand a chance at taking home the big prize. Malachy was the #2... -
As the Toller Burns
Posted on January 9, 2013 | 38 CommentsComing soon to the PBS² (Polemics Bashing Shoddy Science) channel, the second season of October 2011′s smash hit As the Toller Burns. Last season on the mostly unscripted reality show staring PhDs documenting... -
Mastino Fails, Owner Wails
Posted on August 23, 2012 | 35 CommentsThis last weekend a Neopolitan Mastiff failed its vet check at the Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show and not a day later the red-in-the-face owner was weeping and slobbering online... -
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... -
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... -
KC Bans Merle to Merle Mating
Posted on May 21, 2012 | 33 CommentsThe Kennel Club has announced today that 2012 will be the last year the club will register the offspring from two merle parents. Bravo, Kennel Club, bravo! If you’re curious...
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