<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Every region has it’s quirky names for critters. Time to compile the ultimate list of those we shoot at as they fly away.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">When discipline is applied appropriately, instruction is melded with encouragement, or correction is done with restraint and sensitivity, I think your dog acquires a sense of “fairness.” </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Just like a therapist can best help someone by venturing inside their mind, we can guide our dog toward excellence by understanding how he thinks. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Shoot the first bird first, see it drop, mark it carefully. Only then, and if you have time, should you contemplate a second shot.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Okay, the obvious stuff is always in the truck, in the garage or at the ready next to the front door. But what about all that other stuff you wish you’d brought on your hunting trip, but didn’t? </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">So if we’re going to make hunting-season new year’s resolutions, we might also make a “Christmas” list. It’s not very long around here, but it is full of important items …</span></div>