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Show Me the Collie
Posted on January 22, 2009 | 7 CommentsHaving established that Queen Victoria’s direct influence on the proliferation of the show Collie is insubstantial at best, let’s explore what impact the Monarchy may have, in fact, had on […] -
The Queen and the Collie
Posted on January 20, 2009 | 4 CommentsThe old wisdom on the rise of the show Collie is that Queen Victoria met them on a trip to Scotland in the 1860s, became infatuated, acquired them, sponsored them […] -
The Victorian Collie Myth
Posted on January 19, 2009 | 8 CommentsThe 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 […] -
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 […]