We’ve got a second dog in the house this weekend, a close
friend of our dog. They hang and play and go to bed early, almost like they
were sisters in a pack of domesticated dogs. They are animals whose genetic
pallet has been molded from pack hunters to specialized retrievers and now they
chase squirrels up trees and stalk sparrows on 2 ½ scoops of food every morning
(to help them control their weight).
About a month ago I got a sudden urge, even sense of
responsibility, to take my dog out into the wilderness to hunt. To give my dog
a chance to run around in a field, chasing other animals, would be the best
gift I could give her. But I don’t know how to hunt and I definitely don’t know
how to help my dog hunt. So, she’ll
chase birds and tree squirrels and have play dates until I figure it out, or
until she gets too old to run and play.
She'd be super happy to hunt a frisbee thrown high into the air. Today's dog doesn't need to be a killer to be happy.
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