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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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How to fill out the questionnaire
Unfortunately we need you to fill out a questionnaire for each dog and, unfortunately, we are also very interested in those of you who own and handle many dogs. The questionnaire was created ONLY for dogs used for shooting or competing in field trials (pointing dogs, spaniels and retrievers). These dogs must be purebred and have a pedigree. If your gundog is a pet, or a show dog, I am sorry but he cannot be included in our sample. The questionnaire might seem long at a first sight, but you can fill it out in a few minutes. We decided to have only a few compulsory questions, to make you…
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E siamo arrivati a Natale!
Dogs & Country augura a tutti i suoi lettori Buon Natale e uno splendido 2017. Prima di scrivere questo paragrafo, io (Rossella) ho fatto una breve ricerca su perché Natale è Natale, e su perché viene celebrato proprio il 25 dicembre. Una festività simile al Natale esisteva molto prima che i cristiani trasformassero quella data nella loro giornata più importante. Quindi, nel pieno rispetto di ogni fede religiosa, sono arrivata a trarre alcune mie conclusioni. Penso che questa giornata speciale, fissata alla fine di dicembre, abbia molteplici significati e scopi. Credo, per esempio, che serva a rallegrare le persone durante i bui mesi dell’inverno; a celebrare l’imminente risveglio della natura, e…
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So this is Christmas…
Dogs & Country wants to wish all its readers Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2017. Before writing this paragraph, I (Rossella) did a short research on why Christmas is Christmas, and why it is celebrated on Dec 25th. “Something like Christmas” existed long before Christians transformed the day in their most important holiday. So, while respecting any religious views, I came up to my own conclusion: I think that this special day placed at the end of December has many purposes and multiple meanings. I think, for example, that it is meant to cheer up people during the dark months of winter; to celebrate the incoming awakening of nature and…
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UNCAA – ST. Hubert Academy Field Trial
UNCAA – Accademia di S. Uberto Pointing Dogs Trial Last June I was invited to a trial organized by the UNCAA (National Union of Appennines and Alps Hunters) – ST. Hubert Academy, but the trial was later cancelled and re-scheduled for September. The grounds and the birds changed as well, the trial was going to be held at the Ruino Estate, on the highest hills of Oltrepo’ Pavese , and the dogs were going to be assessed on grey partridges, no longer on quails Those who know me, are well aware of how much I love Ruino as I spent about eight years regularly shooting and handling English Setters there. …
