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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 […] -
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 […]