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Bull Dogs: A History of Abuse
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 6 CommentsThe following is the complete text regarding the Bulldog from the 1792 third edition of A General History of Quadrupeds by Thomas Bewick and Ralph Beilby. Although the engraving of... -
Razvodit and Vodka
Posted on March 18, 2013 | 3 CommentsOnce there lived and existed a great learned man with a beard almost as long as God’s. And one day the people came to this man and said ‘Go to... -
Beware the Ides of February
Posted on February 13, 2013 | 1 CommentAlthough it is famously the Ides of March upon which Julius Caesar met his demise, it was in fact a month before on the Ides of February when he sealed... -
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... -
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.”... -
Bananas, Famine, Hoover, Cannibalism, and GMOs
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 11 CommentsRemember when I told you about the ever-popular Banana? Besides being an ironic argument against “intelligent design,” the banana is the most popular fruit in the world, dominating international trade and domestic consumption.... -
This Is Not A Pipe
Posted on January 11, 2012 | 33 CommentsIt is the nature of Evolution and the human mind to repurpose what exists into what could be: to innovate, experiment, and sometimes to improve. The fate of such change... -
Usage Drift
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 6 CommentsThe development of the humble toothpick and the development of the dog share an amazing amount of symmetry. You might find the prototype of the cocktail stick in the reeds... -
Complete Dog 1921: The Collie
Posted on August 15, 2011 | 25 CommentsTHE COLLIE The life story of the Collie is the history of pastoral life, for from the first day that man herded flocks he had a dog to help him.... -
The Collie and The Provost
Posted on July 13, 2011 | 5 CommentsThis charming story graced the Nature section of the New York Times 132 years ago today. It’s a good example of the sort of culture that has grown around the...
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