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Kennel, Kibbutz, and Konzentrationslager
Posted on January 7, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe tools of Eugenics are very much alike: be it the dog kennel, the Kibbutz, or Concentration Camp. In philosophy, engineering, and practice the three institutions are highly correlated. While... -
The Million Dollar Collie
Posted on February 2, 2009 | 4 CommentsA healthy transatlantic Collie industry supported the rist of the large kennels in North America. In 1888 the banker and financier J.P. Morgan set up a Collie kennel called Cragston... -
Queen Victoria's Border Collies
Posted on January 26, 2009 | 24 CommentsFor well over a century the “Collie” name has been co-opted by show breeders who have created a monster whose face looks like a door stop with beady eyes set... -
Show Me the Collie
Posted on January 22, 2009 | 3 CommentsHaving established that Queen Victoria’s direct influence on the proliferation of the show Collie is insubstantial at best, let’s explore what impact the Monarchy may have, in fact, had on... -
The Queen and the Collie
Posted on January 20, 2009 | 3 CommentsThe old wisdom on the rise of the show Collie is that Queen Victoria met them on a trip to Scotland in the 1860s, became infatuated, acquired them, sponsored them... -
The Victorian Collie Myth
Posted on January 19, 2009 | 7 CommentsThe prevailing creation myth among show Collie enthusiasts is that Queen Victoria’s infatuation with the breed set the ball in motion, elevating the humble farm dog to aristocratic splendor. Queen... -
The Ancient Language of Dog
Posted on December 23, 2008 | No Commentsreprint from 8/23/07 The 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... -
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... -
A Dog of Virtue
Posted on December 20, 2008 | 1 CommentAEQUITAS et IUSTITIAThe dog is honest, fair, and tells the truth. The dog does what is right and not what is wrong. The dog embodies justice and equity.Homestead of Ole... -
PeTA = Knuckledraggers
Posted on December 14, 2007 | No CommentsTwo of the most important reasons the human race is still on the planet today are (1) the wearing of animal skins, and (2) the domestication of dogs and other...
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