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Independent means the dog doesn't need handlers' direction to work. Herding dogs, service-dogs and gun-dogs require directions or cues in order to function. The way they are trained is more akin to boot-camp. Going back to the fundamentals (eg. obe…
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There are already lots of criticisms about dog-breeding. Mark Derr wrote The Politics of Dogs in 1990 which dethroned the American Kennel Club. There are a number of other articles such as Paddy Burns's Rosette to Ruins. There is Pedigreed Dogs Expo…
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I wouldn't call it over-generalizing when people inside the rescue-community are accusing groups of classism, and in some cases, racism, in the past few years for some of the adoption requirements on the application. Especially when the debates inte…
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I don't think the Kai-issue was caused by the owners, but rather one or two users who insisted @BradA1878 and @WrylyBrindle's dogs are the exceptions to the norm. Any time someone's dog get shoved into exceptionalism, rather than exploring why, ther…
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I am sad that the Kai seems to now have the reputation as the "freakout breed"- which is exactly what upset me about the turn the "Misconceptions about Kai" thread took- to the point where here we have that exact prospective owne…
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Nordic Garmin Astro GPS collars still work. There is this: http://www.gundogs.ca/sportDOG_TEK.htm
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Any reason why? I have a Norwegian design which is orange on one side and yellow on the other, which allows the hunter to approach the moose or bird in the right position. But I am under the impression it's for night-time walking? If so, floresce…
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Depends on breed and kennel. I know in my breed (West Siberian Laika) in Norway, it's not uncommon to refuse anyone who don't live within commuting distance of a hunting ground. Their criteria is to be able to visit the hunting ground once per day …
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Just saying it's plausible; sans fish and birds.
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In the scenario, the island is the size of Texas. Well, Texas is 696 241 km². The only ones which approach that size are Madagascar (587,040 km²). Baffin Island (507 451 km²), Sumatra (480 848 km²), New Guinea (785 753 km²) and Borneo (748,168 KM²)…
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Cat is out of the bag. For a long time. If not here, it would be somewhere else.
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Anyway, regardless of public land access, we still see how rural people prefer one type of dog while urbanites prefer another type. Scandinavia is still mostly privately-owned, but they still see the decline of one hunting group and the rise of ano…
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I don't wonder. Looking at the "case studies" on that website, namely: Oregon, Washington and Colorado; I am under the impression hunting participation is higher in those states than say... California. Same for why Montana doesn't need ho…
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This article made me laugh: http://fairbearhunt.com/media/editorial-real-sportsmen-don%E2%80%99t-need-bait-hounds-or-traps Only because Ontario had to legalize hounding a few years ago when the "ethical sportsmen" couldn't cull 10% of t…
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Not familiar with what happened in California; but I do know here in Alberta, hounding ended because the politicians want to keep deer-hunters happy. Yes, anti-hunters contributed to convincing the non-hunters that hounding is inhumane, but it was …
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I am willing to concede to those points, but they certainly don't explain why gun-ownership is very high in remote areas in countries with strict gun-laws; or why hunting is very low in areas with high urbanization but laxed gun laws. The decline in…
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The more I learn about training techniques in different countries, the more similarities I see. Yes, there are different ways of explaining the techniques largely due to the usage of the language and the inadequate translation of explaining those co…
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My dog (West Siberian Laika) didn't receive any formal training. He has good nerve, so noise-habituation wasn't required like it is with dogs with weak nerves. But for flighty breeds like many gun-dogs, I would still recommend gun-shot conditioning.…
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Thank you. :)
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Is there any way to get in touch with the owners of those photographs, @shishiinu ? They no longer work.
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Sources would be from news outlets like YLE and a few hunting forums such as Ajokoirajärjestö. Instead of digging through history retrieving the links, like @Calia has done with Airedales are a Failure blog, it's just simpler to supplement a few mo…
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I have mixed feelings on the chained bear test. Supposedly the ones who actually attended said the outsider's view is misconstrued and and most dogs fail the test. People from northern Europe and western Europe travel to Russia and Bealrus to part…
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The whole _______ versus ______ debate is better placed here: http://carnivoraforum.com/ At least there are other people who are willing to debate on a purely philosophical basis. But keep in mind, many hunters, naturalists and biologists regard …
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No one denied dogs can't close on cats. What is disputable is whether or not it is a good idea to allow them to close in a survival situation. In a recreational hunting situation, the hunter accepts such fates are possibilities. Survival and recrea…