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  • Collie Eye Anomaly is an inherited genetic disease which causes abnormal structure within the eye.  It has variable expression from mild dysfunction to blindness and there is no treatment.  CEA is […]

    Through Anomalous Eyes

    Collie Eye Anomaly is an inherited genetic disease which causes abnormal structure within the eye.  It has variable expression from mild dysfunction to blindness and there is no treatment.  CEA is […]

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  • Two-month-old Dublin getting the Snow off his nose. March 20, 2006. * * *Comments and disagreements are welcome, but be sure to read the Comment Policy. If this post made […]

    Get it off my nose!

    Two-month-old Dublin getting the Snow off his nose. March 20, 2006. * * *Comments and disagreements are welcome, but be sure to read the Comment Policy. If this post made […]

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  • Dublin and the big silver ball. Four months old, May 2006. * * *Comments and disagreements are welcome, but be sure to read the Comment Policy. If this post made […]

    BALL!

    Dublin and the big silver ball. Four months old, May 2006. * * *Comments and disagreements are welcome, but be sure to read the Comment Policy. If this post made […]

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  • Lusia at Lassie Gets Help puts forth Dewi Tweed, the 2010 International Supreme Champion sheep dog as proof that the “genetic bottleneck” in Border Collies is benign or perhaps a […]

    The BC Bottleneck

    Lusia at Lassie Gets Help puts forth Dewi Tweed, the 2010 International Supreme Champion sheep dog as proof that the “genetic bottleneck” in Border Collies is benign or perhaps a […]

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  • Border Collies aren’t known for their love of water, but the gang and their offspring are big fans.  One of the rituals the dogs cherish is attacking the hose beast […]

    Vanquishing the Water Monster

    Border Collies aren’t known for their love of water, but the gang and their offspring are big fans.  One of the rituals the dogs cherish is attacking the hose beast […]

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