Saturday, January 23, 2010

Training "Bird Dogs" to Fetch Referrals | TNR Blog

Game bird hunters depend on their dogs. Each dog is carefully trained to sniff out the birds, vigilantly sending them to flight and then watching intently as their masters take a shot. When birds are hit, the dog immediately seeks it out for retrieval. A dog’s natural instinct would be to grab the bird tightly and claim it as its’ own, but instead it is trained to gently pick up the bird and take it back to the hunter. The dog is so focused that their whole experience revolves on observation, following and seeking out, based on the subtle command of their master.

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