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Bunnies Can Herd, Really!
Posted on February 1, 2012 | 9 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 | 6 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 | 12 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... -
The Third Estate of the Border Collie
Posted on December 23, 2008 | 2 Commentsreprint from 9/16/07 The First Estate of the Border Collie is as a working stock dog. The Second Estate of the Border Collie is as a conformation show dog. The... -
These Dogs Count Sheep!
Posted on December 16, 2008 | No CommentsFrom Popular Mechanics, September 1947 These Dogs Count Sheep! Dewey Jontz’ piercing whistle drops Tess instantly no matter what she’s doing. He uses spoken commands, too, in ordering his canine... -
Too Many Working Dogs, Too Little Work
Posted on December 4, 2008 | 17 CommentsFrom Donald McCaig’s The Dog Wars, you’d swear that there were too few working dogs and too much work to do, thus the dire need to “save” the entire breed... -
A Dying Breed
Posted on December 3, 2008 | No CommentsDublin has always loved the Frisbee, originally uploaded by AstraeanBorderCollies. It’s easy for a young man like myself to surmise that sheep trialers are on whole an aged, if not... -
Embrace Cloning
Posted on September 19, 2008 | 2 CommentsIt’s been ten years since Dolly the Sheep was cloned and it amazes me that many a dog breeder believes in inbreeding (and line breeding, if you must differentiate, but... -
A Breed Apart I
Posted on September 18, 2008 | 2 CommentsThose of us in Border Collies have long known that they’re in a class by themselves in the arenas of intelligence, agility, drive, and trainability. They’re different than other dogs...
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