tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post1909993427304157965..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Primitive dogsSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-16511570156291577232013-03-02T10:08:05.128-08:002013-03-02T10:08:05.128-08:00It was an honor to be selected to participate in t...It was an honor to be selected to participate in the making of this film. I am a huge proponent for handling LGD's and socializing them. As more and more people flock to public lands for recreation, the days of running highly aggressive and half feral, non-socialized LGD's (as many ranchers do) I think are coming to a close. The liability there is just too much. I know I have a couple of dogs here who are aggressive with anyone save me. I watch them like a hawk and put them up when visitors come. Its great that they are my protectors, but I must handle them responsibly. A dog that's at least been introduced and handled as a pup is probably less inclined to out and out attack a biker or hiker on a BLM allotment, while guarding a band of sheep. The Lockharts run kangals in the movie they bought from Ed Bernell and myself, and by running different breeds together, really show how effective LGD management works with dogs that are not half feral, and are still strongly bonded to the flock. Thanks for sharing this. <br /><br />Brenda M. Negri<br />Cinco Deseos Ranch LGD's<br />www.lgdnevada.comBrenda M. Negrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286290075169347984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-10775447144491671162013-02-27T03:46:18.860-08:002013-02-27T03:46:18.860-08:00A great vid on the topic of livestock guarding dog...A great vid on the topic of livestock guarding dogs is here:<br /><br />http://vimeo.com/60354527<br /><br />I love how the ranching family they interview is doing it right: nail collars and dogs of different temperament and age. Federicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874499919124129777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-58158572046405887982013-02-25T08:34:55.924-08:002013-02-25T08:34:55.924-08:00I don't know, Cat, that sheep nuzzling you loo...I don't know, Cat, that sheep nuzzling you looked a LOT like one of those sheep in that movie(you know what I'm talking about!) And I DEFINETELY want to see this exhibit, if I get the chance!....and Sue Millard and Heather Houlahan--there are photos of some of the oldest domestic dog remains in the U. S. A.(Southwest) of two mummified dogs found in a cave. One is a very small, almost Chihuahua-looking dog, the other is a black-and-white dead(ahem!) ringer for a Border Collie--THOUSANDS of years before the European invasion!.....L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-11892358602043233452013-02-24T10:08:07.842-08:002013-02-24T10:08:07.842-08:00The Mongolian dog standing outside my ger was the ...The Mongolian dog standing outside my ger was the only human-aggressive dog in this series. I was told that he was vicious and not to try to touch him because he would bite. I eventually scratched him on the base of his tail, so he followed me around for days, barking and growling at anyone who came near me. He wasn't comfortable with human touch, but he did keep putting his butt against my leg so I would give him a good butt rub!<br /><br />There were two men who came through robbing gers outside a festival. My belongings stayed safe, and this dog actually chased the men away, running them through the camp.Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-17147993915076989092013-02-24T00:07:56.132-08:002013-02-24T00:07:56.132-08:00That black Mongolian dog with the white ruff and b...That black Mongolian dog with the white ruff and blaze and white paws reminds me of the British "curs" or sheepdogs that we see in Wales, Cumbria, Devon/Cornwall and Scotland, working with the sheep. It's a very common pattern for the Border Collie. Do you know L N Trut's work on selection of silver foxes for tractability which links this emerging pattern to domestication? There's a copy on https://www.americanscientist.org/issues/issue.aspx?id=813&y=0&no=&content=true&page=3&css=print<br />Sue Millardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022262338933600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-65693093600051538892013-02-23T20:52:32.001-08:002013-02-23T20:52:32.001-08:00If you'd told me that the first Mongolian dog,...If you'd told me that the first Mongolian dog, the Irish-marked black and white one, was an English shepherd in the American southwest, I'd have believed you.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.com