Showing posts with label Galton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Galton. Show all posts
Friday, August 18, 2017

Howard Galton's Bloodhounds

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I have written before about the intellectual history behind the the Kennel Club's theories, tracing them from Robert Bakewell to...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

On Eugenics and Dogs, Circa 1942

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As I have noted in previous posts , Charles Darwin's work in The Origin of Species drove Francis Galton, his half-cousin, to create...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

From Bassets to Auschwitz in 50 Years

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There is nothing quite as amusing as the Kennel Club saying it has had nothing to do with Eugenics. Really? Let us look at their own ...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Galton's Dog Whistle

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Francis Galton, Charles Darwin's cousin, invented the inadudible dog whistle. The original whistle was made of a brass tube with an in...
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Sunday, February 15, 2009

The AKC Skates on Thin Ice to the Apocalypse

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YES, a product of frozen semen, was the top poodle at Westminster. Miki broke the story on this blog which The New York Times missed , wh...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Kennel Club Chairman Concedes It Can Take Action

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A body at rest tends to stay at rest. This is not just a law of physics -- it is also the law of the barnyard where an old milk cow may nee...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Pedigree Dogs Exposed!

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About 18 months ago, or a little more, I got an email from Jemima Harrison a television producer in the U.K. who first came across my name ...
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Standards and Stonehenge

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John Henry Walsh invented the Kennel Club "standard" -- cookie cutter judging based on a series of arbitrary points compiled by fo...
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Saturday, February 09, 2008

PETA Vs. AKC: The Killers vs. the Wreckers

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NOTE: This is a repost from 2.13/08 What do PETA and the AKC have in common? Quite a lot: Neither one gives a damn about dogs; it's...
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Monday, September 03, 2007

The Real Jack Russell Terrier: A Complete History

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Sawrey Gilpin, A Huntsman with Hounds Foxhunting I got a call earlier this week from someone trying to assemble (or dissect) the history of...
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