How hens in the pheasant pen will teach a youngster the art of self-control.
Human
We are coming to a point where we need to introduce our spaniel to the concept of live game and the proper behaviour as regards chasing some things and yet and at the same time not chasing other things at all – ever, ever, ever.
This is always a bit of a hurdle because, after all, we want our dogs to chase runners but not to chase birds which are just running. Even looking at that on the page seems odd; how it must seem to a dog is anyone’s guess.
This story is from the October 2017 edition of Shooting Gazette.
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