May 2009
8 posts
In a world where man has poached control of natural selection, communities have...
– Doggy in the Window team (2009), School of Applied Communication, RMIT University
CROSS BREEDING MAP - Watch this video to see some of the most popular designer dog breeds, and the huge distances that have been traveled for them to come into existence! Click Here to see a written version of the content
WALKING THE DOG - To find out just how abundant crossbreeds are in the Melbourne Dog community, we headed down to the RSPCA’s Million Paws Walk at Albert Park. Check out the video to see some of the great and small creatures we ran into!
VETRENERIAN - Dr Stuart Mason chats to us about the health effects of cross breeding dogs.
ANIMAL ADVOCATE - Skye Brown is a representative from Animal Liberation Victoria, and chats to us about ALV’s aim to stop cross breeding and ‘puppy farms’.
BREEDER - Lynne Aitken has been breeding pure bred poodles for 30 years. We went to Lynne’s grooming business and chatted to her about the proliferation of cross breeds and why she thinks pure breeds are the better way to go.
The domestic dog is essentially a debased and corrupt wolf, an abnormal and...
– Wayne, RK. “Molecular evolution of the dog family,” TRENDS IN GENETICS, 9:6 (1993).
April 2009
3 posts
Even the tiniest Poodle or Chihuahua is still a wolf at heart
– Dorothy Hinshaw
Bibliography
Alchin, L. (2004). History and evolution of dogs. Retrieved Mar 27, 2009, from Dog names and breeds Web site: http://www.dog-names.org.uk/history-evolution-dogs.htm Australian Labradoodle Association. (2008). Australian labradoodle association. Retrieved Mar 27, 2009, from Australian Labradoodle Association Web site: http://www.laa.org.au Braxton Puggle [Image]. (2008). Retrieved May 2, 2009,...
Credits
The Doggy in the Window Team are:
Michael James, Imogen Thomas, Jonathon Julius & Kailyn Yong
Special thanks to: Dr Stuart Mason from the Monash Veterinary Clinic
Lynne Aitken from The Hair of the Dog
The great crew at the RSPCA Million Paws Walk
Skye Brown from Animal Liberation Victoria
David Carlin from his guidance and help in making this project a reality
The RMIT Techncal...