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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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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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Finding or Handling Game? IT vs UK
People keep asking me which are the differences between Italian and British trials. I already wrote something but, the more I compete in Italian trials, the more differences I notice, they cannot be contained in an article alone. I wrote “compete” because I am not new to Italian trials: I began watching them in 2004, but I am fairly new to competing in them, furthermore many things changed in these 13 years. My initial role was the one of the journalist/photographer, who sometimes helped judges writing down their notes. I was a neutral observer and it was a valuable experience as it allowed me to see things closely, yet from…
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Chi c’è dietro al progetto
Alcuni di noi mi conoscono già, ma farò comunque una breve introduzione per mettere tutti a loro agio. Il mio curriculum accademico è il seguente: ho una Laurea Specialistica in Lingue e Letterature Straniere (Inglese) ottenuta con 110/110 e lode presso l’Università di Pavia; un Certificate in Asian Studies with Distinction ottenuto dal Mount Holyoke College (Massachusetts, USA) e sto per laurearmi in Medicina Veterinaria presso l’Università degli Studi di Milano. Ho frequentato anche la scuola triennale di agopuntura veterinaria e alcuni corsi sul comportamento del cane, sulla gestione della fauna selvatica, di neuroscienze, scrittura, fotografia e altro. Ho iniziato a scrivere di cani e di caccia nel 2001, diventando…
