Showing 74 posts from April 2009
People need to stop panicking, including the vice president.
But everyone should buy something that will help you fight the flu in whatever form it takes.
It is called Purell Hand Sanitizer. Wash your hands with it as often as possible.
There’s an even better one. It’s called washing your hands with soap that kills germs and very [...]
Most of our dogs are of very little practical purpose. Most of us don’t need our dogs to herd livestock for us. Few of us rely on our dogs’ hunting behaviors to actually feed themselves. We don’t eat them, and we don’t even allow dogs to clean up the wastes as they once did in [...]
I am starting a new blog– Wildlife Mysteries. It’s mainly about natural history, zoology, and weird things. I am a Galliformes nerd. Most of the posts I have planned for this blog in the next few days are about these birds.
Don’t worry. Retrieverman will be the main blog, but I need to do a blog [...]
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These dogs appear to be two yellow Labs and a golden.
Note that there is less emphasis on lining and handling. Much more of it is the dog’s ability to find game. Steadiness is also important. None of these dogs barks or bounces to break the line.
That golden sent for the blind in the cover, exhibits [...]
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This puppy has a lot of natural retrieving instinct, so it is best to do little more than encourage the pup to retrieve at this point. As they get older, you can start adding refined working retriever behavior.
BTW, this is the same dog as a young adult:
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