The Closest Relative of the Arctic Fox

Source. The closest relative of the Arctic fox is the swift fox. That’s the answer to “Arctic Fox Trivia.”

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New Species of Bird Found in Laos

Another new species has been discovered in Southeast Asia– this time in Laos. The bare-faced bulbul is the only bald songbird in mainland Asia. It is about the size of a thrush, and we don’t yet know exactly why it is bald. It may have to do with communication between the sexes. It is found [...]

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Pet Travel Safety Tip

Don’t tie the dog to the bumper, forget about it, and drive off! Source.

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“My show dog can do what the performance-bred dogs do”

Now, occasionally, I get comments (and sometimes very heated and very long discussions) that usually end up with someone showing me a show dog doing the work of a performance-bred dog. It doesn’t matter what the breed is. If there is a split between show and working forms, there will be someone who has a [...]

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My Senior Senator on Michael Vick

Source. Yes, Michael Vick can now play for the NFL. You can do whatever you want, so long as you can play football well. Who would’ve thought that the real world was like high school? Anyway, I do have a serious question. Would we be as outraged if Michael Vick had been caught cockfighting? Probably [...]

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My political views

I don’t do politics (very much) on retrieverman. That blog is for dog sand dog related issues. I’m not interested in alienating anyone because we have different political views. However,  I just need to make some things clear. My views are very similar to those of Michael Moore, except that I far more tolerant of [...]

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My favorite wolf movie is on youtube.

Yes! Source. Now, please don’t give me grief about the old wolves and mice thing. There are wolves that live on rodents. However, they aren’t in North America. They are African. Ethiopian wolves live in large packs (for some reason), and live on nothing but rodents and other small prey. If you read the book [...]

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Does this look like a gun dog to you?

The dog above is an American cocker spaniel. Very few of these dogs are ever used to do their original work– for obvious reasons. The very few that are used for this work are clipped very close. Many, however, don’t have working spaniel instincts. Indeed, you are more likely to find a Cavalier King Charles [...]

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If you think HPR’s can’t go after large game or fur-bearers

Have a look at this! And here’s one fetching a gray fox! The Germans love to use their Drahthaars for other purposes. We Anglophones prefer to have division of labor among hunting dogs. On the European continent, this is not the case. In Germany and other German-speaking countries, there are a few national HPR’s that [...]

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Vintage Steve Irwin

Just when you think he’s got the shark close to the boat to look it over, he jumps in! Source. And you wonder why this used to be my favorite show!

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