tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post5015853689284705477..comments2024-01-08T01:20:20.736-07:00Comments on Days of Speed and Slowtime Mondays: The Emperor's New ClothesElaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-183203627468748572007-11-27T21:10:00.000-07:002007-11-27T21:10:00.000-07:00See, that is a normal looking dog. Why would you ...See, that is a normal looking dog. Why would you want to give it teeny tiny legs? How many modern day dachshunds are actually hunting badgers in tiny holes? The AKC has much to answer for.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-70139908599322546182007-11-26T21:28:00.000-07:002007-11-26T21:28:00.000-07:00OK, it wasn't a corgi, it was a dachshund.-ellenOK, it wasn't a corgi, it was a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Olddachshund.jpg" REL="nofollow">dachshund</A>.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-69007046172441473552007-11-26T20:20:00.000-07:002007-11-26T20:20:00.000-07:00I'll have to check out the Foothills Art Center. ...I'll have to check out the Foothills Art Center. The North Boulder Rec Center has art by locals hanging in the hallways and it's way nicer than 80% of the stuff I saw in the museum.<BR/><BR/>Somehow there's something rather sad about a stuffed corgi. I'm sure most breeds were probably way healthier 100 years ago, or even 50-60 years ago. I remember a time when German Shepherds didn't look half crippled when they walked.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-22124996321452062682007-11-26T16:14:00.000-07:002007-11-26T16:14:00.000-07:00It's funny, I don't go to art museums much, but wh...It's funny, I don't go to art museums much, but when I do, I always look for dogs in the paintings, and it's interesting how very common they are, especially in older works. I also can seldom identify what we'd recognize as a modern breed, although types are usually obvious (hound, herding, terrir...) but it's clear that dogs have always played a significant role in people's lives. Somewhere I have--or have seen--a photo of a corgi that was taxidermitized (what's the verb for that? other than "stuffed"?) about 100 years ago and it looks nothing like the mutant dwarfy things that we have now. Tried just now doing a google search & can't find it.<BR/><BR/>-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-48493567271745846732007-11-26T15:43:00.000-07:002007-11-26T15:43:00.000-07:00I haven't been to the art museum in eons, and I mi...I haven't been to the art museum in eons, and I minored in art in college. I have heard though that the wall angles and such make people feel nauseated. Gee ... that's a good time. Let's go see some art and barf.<BR/><BR/>I'm a big fan of the Foothills Art Center in Golden. They do some nice shows there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com