In Comments in the post “At War with ARistas?” Patrick writes irresistibly: “Aerial shots of the yard show some rubbish, which is not a good thing to be able to see from outer space (I’m just saying). “ I mean, I’m all for Yard Cars in Magdalena, especially as “Yuppie Repellent”, but I hear ya…
Author: Steve Bodio
Domestic Animals: Diverse Phenotypes Imply Diverse genotypes
As anyone who reads this blog knows, I distrust the narrowing of the gene pool that comes from closed studbooks. Right now the Central Asian sighthound gene pool is vast and diverse; many want to cut it into several standardized breeds. One reason i fear regulation is because I work against this trend with dogs. …
A Few Links
I thought James McMurtry’s anthem of dysfunctional but merry Oklahomans was the ultimate redneck tale, but Anne Pearse Hocker sent us this story which outdoes it. Start with the title: “Gator found in burglary suspect’s car”. It then gets better and better. He had been burglarizing his neighbors, stealing a video game control, a hair …
At War with ARistas?
I usually think it is not quite this bad yet, but when Phyllis McDonald sent me this from the UKC I nearly choked. RTWT, but here is an excerpt. “Robert Attleson lives in Littleton, Colorado, where he and his long-time partner, Melissa, raise English Setters. In addition to breeding and showing dogs, Bob is active …
Reading Wish List
First addition re New Ideas: my Amazon Wish List, some selections with comments, is now available below the photo– scroll down on some servers. I promise to review any selection readers provide right here!
Teeth
Polymath scientist- archaeologist- artist- writer- rancher Joe Hutto blew through the other day after running down to Catron County, on his way to home in Wyoming via the Carolinas. He brought us a beautiful dark Late Pleistocene mammoth tooth he had retrieved from the black waters of the Auscilla River on the border of Florida …
Hair
Recently rediscovered: not the caveman from the ad but yrs truly early seventies, giving a talk on hawks to schoolchildren. I WAS living in a coldwater beach shack….
Some Real Dogs
A few of us who love the primitive sighthounds worry that the program of breeding them to standard and closing the studbook, as is being proposed in Almaty, could be the first step on their road to ruin. Vladimir Beregovoy has found a scientist and dog breeder in the far western Karatau range, 400 miles …
Should You Eat Dogs?
My gut reaction: NO!! You are surprised? Matt Miller pointed me to this piece in Salon by Ted Kerasote about a horrifying experience he had in China. My take is not quite the same as his but close enough, especially for dogs. Matt wrote: “Thinking about the grouse watching trip’s participants: have you seenTed K.’s …
Kent Christopher RIP plus Sage Synchronicity
My old friend Kent Christopher died in a skiing accident at Targhee a couple of weeks ago. He was only 54, a great falconer and a vitally important voice for the sage grouse and the sage ecosystem. I had known him since he was a college kid in Maine. I last saw him when frequent …