tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post3893208534373405679..comments2024-03-16T12:45:12.251-04:00Comments on Raised By Wolves: Fellow Travellers who provide the vehiclesHeather Houlahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-85729968055457054362009-06-21T19:24:15.911-04:002009-06-21T19:24:15.911-04:00The most recent studies DO show wolves have an ...The most recent studies DO show wolves have an 'Alpha'... however, the way that Alpha's status is <a href="http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles/2001/dominance.htm" rel="nofollow"><i>established and enforced</i></a> and is quite different than what most people have believed for years.<br /><br />Which is what most people mean when they refer to the <a href="http://retrieverman.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/the-myth-of-the-alpha-wolf/" rel="nofollow">'Myth of the Alpha Wolf'</a>.Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108169893140762249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-38657487991268443082009-06-15T22:42:17.249-04:002009-06-15T22:42:17.249-04:00I've been reading about the fabled Qimmiq and ...I've been reading about the fabled Qimmiq and Grønlandshund since I was a little boy. And never shall I own one. I was big into Arctic exploration for a time, and I am still morbidly fascinated with the Franklin Expedition, especially those bodies that were found nearly perfectly preserved in the permafrost.<br /><br />I do have experience with "Nordic" dog breeds. I grew up in a pack of Norwegian elkhounds, both gray and the rarer black breeds. The black ones were out of actual Norwegian hunting stock and they were a lot of dog. It didn't really matter they were all worked as hunting dogs. If you've ever watched a Norwegian elkhound flushing grouse, it's quite an experience. They don't retrieve, and they are more likely to pluck the bird if they get to it.<br /><br />I've often thought about going back to that breed. And I think I would name mine Fritjof or maybe Nansen. But I think the retrievers have me spoiled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-13751159019200973122009-06-15T09:15:17.623-04:002009-06-15T09:15:17.623-04:00I loved the social facilitator article...but then ...I loved the social facilitator article...but then there still remains that vocal minority whose collective bleat consists of any derivative of "But studies show that wolves don't have a definite Alpha!"<br /><br />Or something like that.Viateciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523551407472141202noreply@blogger.com