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Sheepdog Trials Began with Beauty Pageants
Posted on October 7, 2013 | 18 CommentsContrary to popular myth, early trials were gentry sponsored and therefore heavily freighted with elite values concerning the nature of the shepherds’ craft. Early trials accented speed, agility and obedience […] -
Piled Higher and Deeper
Posted on September 28, 2013 | 20 CommentsThere’s really no excuse for someone who has earned a PhD to be offended at the concept of defending their theses and being held to a standard of evidenced based […] -
Hip Dysplasia an Advantage?
Posted on September 11, 2013 | 64 CommentsBorder Collies are the go-to example of a breed that has been honed and improved through a performance and working standard. They are generally healthy and well behaved dogs that […] -
James Dean’s Border Collie
Posted on September 7, 2013 | 9 CommentsSeptember 30th of this year will mark the 58th anniversary of James Dean’s death. He was 24, neither rich nor famous, and seemed to have a death-wish as strong as […] -
AKC: Big Fat Hippocrites
Posted on August 11, 2013 | 97 CommentsI don’t think it’s really a stretch to say that dog show culture brings out the worst in people. Notions of racial supremacy, blood purity, twisted eugenics, incest, form over […]