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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... -
Purina Incredible Dog Challenge 2007
Posted on January 13, 2008 | 1 CommentThe finals of the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge is on TV today and tomorrow. ABC is airing it at 3:00 Mountain in a few minutes and ESPN 2 has it... -
Barbie Collies Can Herd, Really
Posted on January 4, 2008 | 18 Commentsreprinted, slightly revised (anonymized) from orignal post 9/14/07 ** Some Names and Images Changed to Protect the Innocent ** The end is nigh. The apocalypse is upon is. Pigs are... -
Third Estate of the Border Collie
Posted on November 20, 2007 | 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... -
Japanese Jumping Dogs
Posted on November 16, 2007 | No CommentsOk, so not everything the Japanese do with their dogs involves bizarre breeding practices and unprotected sexual interactions of kitsch electronics (see last post). Sometimes they get dressed up like... -
Dog Sports on TV
Posted on November 10, 2007 | 1 CommentAnimal Planet is going to be featuring Dog Sport over the next five weeks. Sundays at 10 AM.Be sure to catch these amazing athletes and their trainers. Several members of... -
Siding with the AKC
Posted on October 8, 2007 | 16 CommentsFaced with the undeniable history of ruining numerous other purebred dog breeds by facilitating and encouraging countless breeders to breed stupidly, why would any circumspect Border Collie owner or breeder... -
Versatility “Dangerous” to the ABCA?
Posted on October 8, 2007 | 4 CommentsI’d like to bring your attention to the report presented to ABCA members in 2002 when a committee was formed to assess the AKC/ABCA Dual Registration “problem” and advise options... -
A Dying Breed
Posted on September 30, 2007 | No CommentsIt’s easy for a young man like myself to surmise that sheep trialers are on whole an aged, if not aging breed. Their ranks are filled with people my parent’s... -
Dog Sports – A Cultural Divide
Posted on September 29, 2007 | 1 CommentDavid and Kate Marshall are do-it-yourself kind of people. They’ve written several books that allow readers to tell their own autobiography, document their love for their significant other, or even...
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