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  • The GSD as Archetype It is important for all dog enthusiasts to understand the history and culture of the German Shepherd dog because in several ways they are a benchmark […]

    The Archetype Dog

    The GSD as Archetype It is important for all dog enthusiasts to understand the history and culture of the German Shepherd dog because in several ways they are a benchmark […]

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  • In honor of our Veterans, here’s a speech I gave before the American Legion back in 1999.  The speech took first place at the local and district levels and runner […]

    Sacred Honor

    In honor of our Veterans, here’s a speech I gave before the American Legion back in 1999.  The speech took first place at the local and district levels and runner […]

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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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  • The tools of Eugenics are very much alike: be it the dog kennel, the Kibbutz, or Concentration Camp.  In philosophy, engineering, and practice the three institutions are highly correlated.  While […]

    Kennel, Kibbutz, and Konzentrationslager

    The tools of Eugenics are very much alike: be it the dog kennel, the Kibbutz, or Concentration Camp.  In philosophy, engineering, and practice the three institutions are highly correlated.  While […]

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  • A healthy transatlantic Collie industry supported the rist of the large kennels in North America. In 1888 the banker and financier J.P. Morgan set up a Collie kennel called Cragston […]

    The Million Dollar Collie

    A healthy transatlantic Collie industry supported the rist of the large kennels in North America. In 1888 the banker and financier J.P. Morgan set up a Collie kennel called Cragston […]

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