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Mario Canton, the Afghan Hound and more…
This morning I realized I missed meeting Professor Raymond Coppinger by an inch. When I was attending some classes at Hampshire College (Massachusetts), he was on sabbatical. Unfortunately, I was not able to go back there on the following semester but, by coming back to Italy, I had the opportunity to meet and become friends with an equally gifted scholar. His name is Mario Canton and no, he does not research on dog behaviour, his favourite topic is dog conformation, analyzed under a scientific perspective. Mario is indeed a very humble person and he often claims “he has not discovered anything”, he has only put things together. It might be,…
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There is no off season, just time off- by Tok Mostert
Spring is drawing ever closer and our field season has pretty much closed down. It has been a long hard season for Flake, many hours, many miles and many birds. Off days where non existing: we always had a trial or a hunt going on, that was in between the training. A season like we had takes its toll on a dog, mentally and physically. No matter how well conditioned the dog may be at the start of a season, he is likely to lose weight during the peak of the season. Just like losing weight, a dog will also lose some discipline, it cannot be helped, or prevented, unless…
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The Gundog Project – Gli Sponsor
Ringraziamo: Luca Zaninoni di Sanguemiele Design che ha creato il nostro logo e offre un coupon per una maglietta omaggio (date un’occhiata al suo sito e alla sua pagina FB Page, ha cose molto belle). Craig Koshyk della Dog Willing Publications che ci ha donato uno dei suoi libri (Pointing Dogs, Volume 1, The Continentals) affinché venga sorteggiato tra chi partecipa al sondaggio. Josh Wiggins, dal Texas che ci ha donato un guinzaglio con collare incorporato Texas Leash and Collar Perché e come puoi trarre beneficio dal Gundog Research Project (clicca per leggere) Chi c’è dietro al progetto (clicca per leggere) Come compilare il questionario (clicca per leggere) Link al questionario Pagina…
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The Gundog Project – The Sponsors
We would like to thank: Luca Zaninoni of Sanguemiele Design who designed our logo (Check out his website and his FB Page, he has great stuff). Craig Koshyk of Dog Willing Publications who kindly donated one of his books (Pointing Dogs, Volume 1, The Continentals) to be drawn among those filling out the survey. Josh Wiggins donating a Texas Leash and Collar to be drawn among those filling out the survey Why and how to benefit from the Gundog Research Project (click here) The team behind the project (click here to discover more) How to fill out the questionnaire (click here) Online survey Main page Facebook page
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Why and how to benefit from the Gundog Research Project
The Gundog Research Project has carefully been designed with dogs, hunters and trialers in mind. Understanding how the dogs are managed is a preliminary, yet a fundamental step to discover which practices are the best and which ones could be implemented. Hunters and all the activities related to hunting and shooting are often misunderstood and criticized by public opinion: a change is needed and hunters, as well as gundog trainers and handlers, can give an important contribution. Gundogs need you and your answers matter! As animal welfare has been increasingly becoming an area of public concern, we think that hunters, gundog lovers and gundog related organizations would benefit from being…
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Let us train our dogs
I cannot stop wondering why, in Italy, shall be so difficult to train your pointing dog. You can train basic obedience everywhere (but none is really interested in teaching obedience here) and you can legally plant birds in specific places but, if you want to train on wild animals, things get incredibly complicated. Let’s start from planted birds: they can be released in some (not all) private estates during the hunting season (3rd week of September to Jan 31st – or until December 31st in some areas). When the hunting season is closed, you can still run you dog on B training grounds (these are no kill areas) and on…
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A Time to Reflect (on Training) by Tok Mostert
I am busy packing for a long holiday, Louise, my companion, says she is actually taking me away so that Flake can get some rest. There is truth in that, sometimes we get caught up in pushing so hard and trying to get to the next level with our gundogs that we forget to have fun, so should your dog. What few of us realize is that the “next level” holds more problems, more challenging training situations and that often we made a mistake in our initial training and that we now have to go back and fix that before we can move on. If you are serious about your…
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Medical alert bracelets &… dog collars!
My last meeting with the allergist made me realize they exists. While googling around for an epinephrine thermo bag, I spotted them: I know, I am terrible, I can find a shopping side in everything! They looked very “American” to me, and Americans seem to have made one for any possible disease, dandruff included. Medical alert bracelets were originally created for life threatening diseases, which can make you faint before the paramedics arrive. They are also highly recommended for children and patients with autism and dementia. These bracelets are meant to be read by paramedics, doctors and nurses: knowing that you suffer from diabetes, epilepsy or allergies, for example,…
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On steadiness (… and obedience!)
As soon as Briony became steady to flush I, full of pride, posted some videos on Facebook. The road that brought us to steadiness was a long one, I was extremely happy to have reached what, months early, seemed to be unattainable. Briony was originally purchased to be my personal shooting dog and indeed she became a good one. She knew how to locate birds, point, be steady on point and retrieve the killed ones but, like all the Italian shooters, I did not even think to make her steady to wing and shot. I simply did not care and she spent years “chasing” after the bird was produced, until…
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Addestrati il cane – Train your dog
“E’ di rado vantaggioso che un cane abbia più di un istruttore. Può darsi che i metodi di insegnamento siano gli stessi ma potrebbero esserci differenze nella voce o nei modi che potrebbero confondere in qualche maniera l’allievo rallentandone i progressi. Quindi, se decidete di addestrare il vostro cane, fatelo per conto vostro senza lasciare che nessuno possa interferire.” W. H. Hutchinson Dog Breaking 1865 Non c’è molto da aggiungere al testo. Hutchinson ha ragione anche se, viste le condizioni attuali, forse è un filo estremo. Quanti di noi sanno addestrare da sé il proprio cane da caccia? Non parlo di “allenare” o meglio portare il cane a correre in…
