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  • If you thought “dog dancing” was just for women and their dogs and had to include actual dance moves, you’d be wrong. “Canine freestyle” is a much better name, because […]

    Border Collie Gladiator

    If you thought “dog dancing” was just for women and their dogs and had to include actual dance moves, you’d be wrong. “Canine freestyle” is a much better name, because […]

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  • Santa, the dot com era, blind dates, etc. Tis the season of delusional traditions. Something about the waning daylight and colder weather means people believe the strangest things, and these […]

    Christmas Lies

    Santa, the dot com era, blind dates, etc. Tis the season of delusional traditions. Something about the waning daylight and colder weather means people believe the strangest things, and these […]

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  • I have to chuckle when people complain each year that Christmas has become so commercial. As if at any time in the past it has not been. And by “at […]

    Not the Reason for the Season

    I have to chuckle when people complain each year that Christmas has become so commercial. As if at any time in the past it has not been. And by “at […]

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  • From National Geographic, August 1958 Dogs Aid the World’s Herdsmen Since man first domesticated livestock, he has recognized the worth of a dog to guard and move his flocks and […]

    Dogs Work for Man

    From National Geographic, August 1958 Dogs Aid the World’s Herdsmen Since man first domesticated livestock, he has recognized the worth of a dog to guard and move his flocks and […]

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  • From Popular Mechanics, September 1947 These Dogs Count Sheep! Dewey Jontz’ piercing whistle drops Tess instantly no matter what she’s doing. He uses spoken commands, too, in ordering his canine […]

    These Dogs Count Sheep!

    From Popular Mechanics, September 1947 These Dogs Count Sheep! Dewey Jontz’ piercing whistle drops Tess instantly no matter what she’s doing. He uses spoken commands, too, in ordering his canine […]

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