"Before you take on a real working dog, whether it’s a just-weaned pup, young started dog, or reliable journeyman, understand that working dogs are different from the fat Lab of dubious lineage, panting along on a slack lead, oblivious to the park squirrels and hybrid geese waddling around the fountain. Well-bred working dogs— dogs from bloodlines that consistently produce top performers— are born to work."
"Land's Best Friend" Land Report Summer 2008
"But like most powerful tools, electronic collars can be misused to devastating effect. And though I hate to admit it, the upland bird and waterfowl hunting community has its share of sadistic nitwits who shouldn’t own a dog, much less a device that can be used to torture as well as train.
"Whenever I see a dog walking in circles, confused, yelping, with no idea what’s hurting him or why, while his owner, a so-called hunter, sits back at the truck, hollering, blowing his whistle, and punching a button, I wonder how long I’d be locked up for flogging a man with his own shock collar."
"Training with Electronics" Texas Wildlife July 2008
