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  • The prevailing creation myth among show Collie enthusiasts is that Queen Victoria’s infatuation with the breed set the ball in motion, elevating the humble farm dog to aristocratic splendor. Queen […]

    The Victorian Collie Myth

    Posted on January 19, 2009 | 8 Comments
    The prevailing creation myth among show Collie enthusiasts is that Queen Victoria’s infatuation with the breed set the ball in motion, elevating the humble farm dog to aristocratic splendor. Queen […]

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  • I just got a comment on a year old post that is a lesson in poor breeding practices in only 17 words: Im looking for a breader for my border […]

    Breed My Bitch, Please.

    Posted on January 13, 2009 | 3 Comments
    I just got a comment on a year old post that is a lesson in poor breeding practices in only 17 words: Im looking for a breader for my border […]

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  • “For the sins of your fathers you, though guiltless, must suffer.” -Horace, “Odes,” III, 6, l. 1.   Many of you saw Pedigree Dogs Exposed and were shocked. You were […]

    Impending Doom

    Posted on January 7, 2009 | 3 Comments
    “For the sins of your fathers you, though guiltless, must suffer.” -Horace, “Odes,” III, 6, l. 1.   Many of you saw Pedigree Dogs Exposed and were shocked. You were […]

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  • Coming full circle from working border collies ⇒ sheep ⇒ wool ⇒ yarn ⇒ fiber art ⇒ needle felting ⇒ border collie, “Tip” the super mini border collie would make […]

    A Collie for Barbie

    Posted on January 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Coming full circle from working border collies ⇒ sheep ⇒ wool ⇒ yarn ⇒ fiber art ⇒ needle felting ⇒ border collie, “Tip” the super mini border collie would make […]

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  • Feedback is either that really shrill, paralyizing noise you hear when some innocent peep gets blown up beyond all recognition and thrown back in your face or the process by which […]

    Feedback

    Posted on January 4, 2009 | No Comments
    Feedback is either that really shrill, paralyizing noise you hear when some innocent peep gets blown up beyond all recognition and thrown back in your face or the process by which […]

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