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Luisa, Get Help!
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 17 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 | 14 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... -
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... -
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.”... -
Hobby, Lifestyle, or Profession?
Posted on July 14, 2012 | 13 CommentsWestern Culture likes labels, boxes, and boundaries that divide and categorize people into conceptual groups. We avoid a continuum mentality. We like fractions more than percentiles, we like our device... -
Round Up Your Mates for a Guinness
Posted on March 10, 2012 | 2 CommentsYou have one week to get a Border Collie and train it to trail specs to ensure that all your friends make it safe and sound to the Pub for... -
Bunnies Can Herd, Really!
Posted on February 1, 2012 | 26 CommentsMove over Barbie Collies, there’s a new herder in town that is adorably small, has perfect ear set and has a decidedly fluffy butt. And he’s not a show Border... -
2011 National Sheepdog Finals
Posted on September 18, 2011 | 3 CommentsToday is the last day of the 2011 National Sheepdog Finals at the bucolic Strang Ranch in picturesque Carbondale, Colorado. If all goes well the National Finals might return here... -
They Rent Sheep, Don’t They?
Posted on December 27, 2010 | 19 CommentsFurther evidence that my common refrain (sheep sport is growing, sheep work is dying) is true, the New York Times reports about “bored collies” getting just what they want for... -
The Narcissism Valley
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 1 CommentWherein we discuss two phenomena: The Uncanny Valley and the Narcissism of Minor Differences. I’ve talked before about NoMD, but the Uncanny Valley is probably new to most dog people...
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