lefty's random dog thread.

[nootje]

What's the deal with pheasant hunting there? Wild birds? Pen raised? Private land or public fields? Hunt clubs?

lefty

Hunting rights are separable from ownership rights here. As a result, the combination rents approx 400ha of woodland, moor and farmland from a few farmers, a nature preservation foundation and a municipality. And as that entails way too much work to maintain alone (we are already struggling with the wild boar population, and two years ago didn’t even meet the quotum for roedeer) it’s a hunting combination of 10.

As for the pheasants, I’ll just say that using pen pheasants is strictly forbidden here. But the closer you get to the Belgian and German border, the more you see seasonal migration patterns for pheasants.

 

[Omega Male]

The two boys chilling on the beanbag. One watching soccer, one watching squirrels.

 

[badtime7]

The Basenji Club of America - to their credit - petition the AKC to open up their studbook and then went to Africa in the late 80s to find new stock. These dogs gave the breed a much needed shot of new blood.
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[Omega Male]

Met the coolest dog walking on the beach today. English Sheepdog/St. Bernard cross. In one of those weird quirks of genetics, he just looked like a breed standard English Sheepdog scaled up to the size of a small horse. An ambulatory shag carpet!

 

[lefty]

^^ Random post, but true.

lefty

 

[Musicianized]

My boys

 

[JLibourel]

Just learned that a man was killed by three Mals and a Corso in Jurupa Valley, CA. He had gone onto the property to do some work for the owner. He had done so before with the dogs around, and I guess he presumed on prior acquaintance--a sad and fatal mistake.

 

[podz]

Just learned that a man was killed by three Mals and a Corso in Jurupa Valley, CA. He had gone onto the property to do some work for the owner. He had done so before with the dogs around, and I guess he presumed on prior acquaintance--a sad and fatal mistake.

The dogs were just doing what WE bred them to do, defend their property. The error here lies 100% in human lapse of judgement, both by the owner as well as the victim. More so the owner than the victim, as the owner should have prevented access to the home in the absence of pack leadership. The victim, on the other hand, might have even went there without notice or permission or like you said, presumed that the dogs were cool with him. There is such a lack of facts and context in this story that it should not have even been published as such. Something the victim did triggered the dogs but we will likely never know what it was unless there was internal video surveillance and recording.

 

[lefty]

I'm always a little surprised by dog fatalities in adult men. Though to be fair, I did lose a tooth and took a dozen stitches across my lips from a Mal I was training and a buddy lost two fingers to a KNPV Mal he was feeding.

We used to know how to deal with dogs - in fact, the 1917 Scout Handbook taught scouts how to handle aggressive dogs: shoot them or if a gun isn't available wrap your jacket around your arm, feed it to the dog then beat him to death with a stick.

Scouts were a little tougher back then, I guess.

Hope you're well, Jan.

lefty

 

[WestLinn]

My wife and I love dogs, always have, and that's why it took us years before we adopted one because we knew we couldn't commit to it fully and it would not be right to have one that isn't cared for appropriately. We have one now and he's awesome, got him as a 4 month old from the shelter. First dog I've ever trained and even though he is now 4.5 years old, I realize that training is constant reinforcement of the behaviors and expectations. His only limitations on what he can be trained to do is me as a trainer, not him as a student. For you folks that are trainers, I tip my cap to you because I've learned that there is a lot more to it than I ever imagined!

 

[JLibourel]

I'm always a little surprised by dog fatalities in adult men. Though to be fair, I did lose a tooth and took a dozen stitches across my lips from a Mal I was training and a buddy lost two fingers to a KNPV Mal he was feeding.

We used to know how to deal with dogs - in fact, the 1917 Scout Handbook taught scouts how to handle aggressive dogs: shoot them or if a gun isn't available wrap your jacket around your arm, feed it to the dog then beat him to death with a stick.

Scouts were a little tougher back then, I guess.

Hope you're well, Jan.

lefty

I suspect Scouts were a lot tougher back then (no ****** scouts, for starters)! My stepson was considering joining the Scouts about 25 years ago. They wouldn't let him carry a small knife, much less a gun, on a hike until he had gotten some sort of merit badge, "The Order of the Axe" or something like that.

Thanks for the good wishes, lefty, I'm hanging in as well as might be expected for an old buzzard about to turn 81 in a few days--still working out virtually every day.

 

[lefty]

Indian clubs or kettlebells?

lefty

 

[JLibourel]

Indian clubs or kettlebells?

lefty

Both, along with macebells and slam balls. Those four items constitute my primary workout gear these days

 

[lefty]

Mace bells. Nice.

lefty

 

[ter1413]

I don't own a dog and never have...but $hit like this always psss me off:

Man dumps helpless pooch on Dallas roadside, drives away: video

“That was an intentional dump and he did not want to be caught. And he did not want that dog and he made that clear.”

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