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Article: Save the Border Collie
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 15, 1994
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"Alas, not many British dukes are bred as closely as their
poorest shepherd's dogs. Even fewer dukes are bred for
accomplishment."
- Donald McCaig, "Eminent Dogs, Dangerous Men"
The dumbing of America has gone far enough. Yes, we have gotten
used to falling SAT scores, coming in dead last in international
math comparisons, high schoolers who cannot locate the Civil War to
the nearest half-century. But we have got to draw the line
somewhere. I say we draw it at dogs.
Last month, the American Kennel Club, the politburo of American
dog breeding, decided to turn the world's smartest dog, the border
collie, into a moron. Actually, it voted 11-1 to begin proceedings
to turn it into a show ...