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![In 1085 William the Conqueror commissioned a survey of England and Wales to “find out what or how much each landholder had in land and livestock, and what it was worth.” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/the_domesday_book.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Domesday Reloaded Border Collies")
Domesday Reloaded Border Collies
Posted on August 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsIn 1085 William the Conqueror commissioned a survey of England and Wales to “find out what or how much each landholder had in land and livestock, and what it was worth.” […] -
![You’ll remember the touching story of blind Great Dane Lily and her companion Madison; the news reports were dripping with saccharine anthropomorphisms of how Madison is Lily’s “seeing eye dog” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Lily_Maddison_no_happy_ending.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "No Happy Ending for Blind Dane")
No Happy Ending for Blind Dane
Posted on July 27, 2012 | 209 CommentsYou’ll remember the touching story of blind Great Dane Lily and her companion Madison; the news reports were dripping with saccharine anthropomorphisms of how Madison is Lily’s “seeing eye dog” […] -
![On the opposite end of the prestige-cost-difficulty spectrum from Thoroughbreds lies the modest rodents. There’s no glory to be had in breeding a perfectly shaped rat or mouse–although if you […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fancy_mouse_wins_ribbons_ignore_poop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Fancy Mice")
Fancy Mice
Posted on June 23, 2012 | 42 CommentsOn the opposite end of the prestige-cost-difficulty spectrum from Thoroughbreds lies the modest rodents. There’s no glory to be had in breeding a perfectly shaped rat or mouse–although if you […] -
![Just as pedigree dog breeding takes major cues from purebred horse breeding, we can see institutional problems in thoroughbreds that directly mirror the issues we see in the dog fancy. Lack […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_1191_fb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Problems in Thoroughbreds 1")
Problems in Thoroughbreds 1
Posted on June 18, 2012 | 19 CommentsJust as pedigree dog breeding takes major cues from purebred horse breeding, we can see institutional problems in thoroughbreds that directly mirror the issues we see in the dog fancy. Lack […] -
![In a series of posts I would like to compare and contrast the major groups in the mammalian fancy: breeders of horses, dogs, cats, and rodents. While these groups have […]](https://i2.wp.com/www.border-wars.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_1203_fb.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Equestrian Order")
The Equestrian Order
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 15 CommentsIn a series of posts I would like to compare and contrast the major groups in the mammalian fancy: breeders of horses, dogs, cats, and rodents. While these groups have […]
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