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  • Don’t worry, just because Celeste killed the Easter bunny, it doesn’t mean that the holiday is over. You can just shanghai another rabbit and press it into service. Or squeeze […]

    Grandma Wants Candy

    Don’t worry, just because Celeste killed the Easter bunny, it doesn’t mean that the holiday is over. You can just shanghai another rabbit and press it into service. Or squeeze […]

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  • One argument made in favor of inbreeding companion pets is the observation that such practices are routinely used in agribusiness to produce both crops and livestock for human consumption.  If […]

    Yes! We Have No Bananas

    One argument made in favor of inbreeding companion pets is the observation that such practices are routinely used in agribusiness to produce both crops and livestock for human consumption.  If […]

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  • Wherein I propose that the Tron films can be read as a metaphor for dog culture and a criticism of the kennel club system. If there was one day of […]

    Tron: Best in Show

    Wherein I propose that the Tron films can be read as a metaphor for dog culture and a criticism of the kennel club system. If there was one day of […]

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  • At my very first dog show, my mother and I were watching the Australian Shepherds massing at ringside before their turn to trot around the ring and my mother commented, […]

    Uncanny Minor Differences

    At my very first dog show, my mother and I were watching the Australian Shepherds massing at ringside before their turn to trot around the ring and my mother commented, […]

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  • Wherein we discuss two phenomena:  The Uncanny Valley and the Narcissism of Minor Differences. I’ve talked before about NoMD, but the Uncanny Valley is probably new to most dog people […]

    The Narcissism Valley

    Wherein we discuss two phenomena:  The Uncanny Valley and the Narcissism of Minor Differences. I’ve talked before about NoMD, but the Uncanny Valley is probably new to most dog people […]

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