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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... -
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... -
The Mark of Cain is a Dog
Posted on December 6, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe Bible puts forth the killing of Abel by his brother Cain as the first murder in history, which foreshadows the eternal struggle between the farmer and the cowman. Cain... -
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... -
Uncanny Minor Differences
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 54 CommentsAt my very first dog show, my mother and I were watching the Australian Shepherds massing at ringside before their turn to trot around the ring and my mother commented,... -
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 Vanishing American
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 6 CommentsThe Vanishing American is a 1924 film and book by Zane Grey about the cruel and inevitable clash of conflicting cultures. History, as portrayed in this film, has been a... -
Still the Same after 70 Years
Posted on December 18, 2008 | No CommentsAlfred Eisenstaedt, the LIFE photographer famous for his V-J day photo of a sailor kissing a nurse, captured a Border Collie at work on a Connecticut farm in 1940, five...
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