Re: [pyrnet] Fw: Fw: LGDs, giving a talk

[mapleway@iolinc.net (McConnell, Chrissy)]

    Fully intend to do so.  Too many people think that only one or two dogs
can handle way too much.
    Who wrote and published the book?

Thanks,
Chrissy


> Chrissy, by all means point out that the number of dogs need to be in
> proportion to the number of stock and the area needing to be covered.
> Don't have people assume one dog is a super dog and can handle it all.
> If you can, you may want to read the book "Don Coyote", you may have to
> have your library find it for you.  It teaches us to think of the
> predatory type animals differently, and that in turn helps us in the way
> we think of our Pyrs. working.  Another suggestion would be to print off
> and maybe copy, or allow the group to copy, the article on the Pyrs. in
> Norway.  I find that people in general seem to think that Pyrs. just run
> out attacking anything and everything, when a lot of their work is just
> attempting to drive trouble off and away from their charges.  I think you
> can have a lot of fun with this, and really be in a position to educate
> the folks about how Pyrs. can work for them, and hopefully keep things
> safer for the Pyrs.  Good luck!  Cindy
>
> Cindy Henke
> clhenke@juno.com
> Ennis, Texas
>
> "All knowledge, the totality of all questions and answers, is contained
> in the dog."  ~ Franz Kafka