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Can A Pit Bull Act As A Livestock Protection Dog?
Any true professional with experience and working knowledge of Livestock Guarding Dogs (LGDs) will bluntly tell you (if you so inquire) that raising the “perfect livestock guardian dog” hinges more on early socialization and training than any inherent genetic attributes. Which brings us to the thread of this discussion; can a Pit bull be used […]
9Jan2008 | Kayye Nynne | 1 comment | Continued
The Tricky Issue Of Defining Dog Intelligence
Our understanding of dog intelligence has come along way and certainly immense comprehensive strides have been made since the days of Rene Descartes (the renowned French philosopher, scientist and mathematician) who pioneered the school of thought that proposed animals were nothing more than biological machines!
According to Descartes, observed animal behavior amounted to nothing more than […]
Dog Evolution
Around 54 to 38 million years ago a new line of meat-eating mammals evolved. They became known as the carnivores and were distinct from all other meat eaters for the fact they possessed a unique feature – four carnassial teeth. Only carnivorous mammals possess teeth that adapted from a crushing chewing mechanics to a […]
6Jan2008 | Kayye Nynne | 0 comments | Continued
I think if a pit bull was raised to see the sheep as his "pack" he would never attack them ...
Oh yes also as most of us know all pure bred performance breeds have the genetic hunting traits passed down ...
They are not "dog unfriendly". They are very cautious towards other dogs, having in mind that they were bred to ...
Thanks for that comment Mom-of-godiva. You are probably right, the greyhound dog in the picture appears to be too heavily ...
This is an excellent recounting of the history of the greyhound. Thank you for all your excellent research and ...