Monday 15 March 2010

they can be fearful of things they do not know

A Hungarian Vizsla called Yogi won Crufts. I didn't know much about Vizslas, so I looked them up on Pet Planet.



Classic retrievery sort of dog. Very doggy. Nothing controversial, weird or cruel. Don't go to the dog pages of Pet Planet if you haven't got some time on your hands, though. There's so much to learn. For instance:
The exact origin of the Hungarian Vizsla is a bit of a mystery, some say their ancestors existed centuries ago and others say they were developed in the 20th century
I am not a top international biologist, but their ancestors definitely did exist centuries ago.



But what about the Canaan Dog? Incredibly, it's not a man-made breed, and wild ones are still introduced into the breeding population in the middle east. They're territorial and strong, and the Israeli army use them for guard work. Also:
At the age of about 10 months Canaan dogs go through an insecure phase. They can be fearful of things they do not know
And the Belgian Shepherd Dog? It is
the only breed in the world that comes in 4 varieties

3 comments:

Claire said...

Did you happen to see the More 4 show Special Needs Pets? There was a rabbit in a wheelchair and a sexually deviant parrot.

Miss Jones said...

I am evangelical about the Special Needs Pets documentary. There was also a dog on a stairlift and a cat in a nappy.

Claire said...

On a wholly unrelated note.I never knew Gillian Anderson of x Files fame has an English accent.
Back to the topic at hand. Can you inject a sick fish?How would you administer medicine to one?Would you bother?What if one needed an operation, can you operate on a fish?