Links post

I haven’t been reading many blogs lately, so these link recommendations are pretty old. Still delicious, though.
 

• Who’s your double merle daddy? (Border Wars): The devil’s bargain of breeding a collie who is guaranteed to produce blue merle colored puppies.
• Shelters: Pit bull drop-offs on rise (Telegram.com): My local newspaper reports that since Worcester, MA passed its anti-pit bull ordinance, pit bull drop-offs at the area shelter have increased.
• It works! How to stop an approaching dog in an emergency (The Other End of the Leash): Patricia McConnell’s excellent advice about what to do when a dog is running at you, and your dog isn’t going to react well. Comes with video, so it is extra yummy.
• Patricia McConnell Seminar: What Science Tells Us About Puppy Development (Reactive Champion): A summary of a Patricia McConnell seminar on, oh wait, you can read the title.
• Breeding Discontent (Paula Kislak, DVM on the HSVMA website): More on the pitfalls of irresponsible dog breeding practices. “All stakeholders [in dogs] ... should forge cooperative alliances and develop robust plans to improve canine health and welfare”