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  • Does Your Dog Sleep In The Bed?
    15

    There's a theory in dog training that you have to be the Alpha, or the pack leader, at all times in order for your dog to respect your commands and work for/with you. And there are any number of transgressions that can undermine your Alpha standing in a dog's mind: the dog leading a way on a walk, entering a door/gate before you, eating before you, putting its paws on you or jumping up, etc, etc.

    From guthriej on 07/30/09 at 16:46 +1

    My boykin spaniel is permitted to sleep on the bed too. I do not see any evidence that he thinks he is the alpha male. He is extremely obedient. In the field, he stays on task and responds well to my whistle. I really think it all depends on how you first develop the relationship with the dog. If you start out as the alpha male, I believe you can maintain that status and still have them as family member.

  • Backcountry Grizzly Attack
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    On September 12, Ron Leming Jr. and his Dad survived a harrowing bowhunt for elk in Wyoming's backcountry. Instead of a trophy bull, the duo encountered a huge boar grizzly bear. What follows is the story and photos of that experience as told to OL Senior Editor Brian Lynn.

    From guthriej on 04/09/09 at 15:48 +1

    You can't carry a side-arm bow hunting, in most states. Frankly, he did everything you should do, except play dead. Which in this case may not have worked!

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