The resurgence of wolf populations in Germany is causing controversies regarding their management policies. Through 41 semi-structured interviews with stakeholders, we found that respondents favored the management directives predicated on the narratives they entertained, i.e., beliefs about wolves and natur...
I was only 9 when those hearings started. My parents would rush home after work that summer to eat dinner and drop down on the couch to watch PBS. I was more obsessed with my new German shepherd puppy. But, I have vague recollections of those hearings and I quickly realized how signific...
Shepherd, Lili–the runt of a litter ten–who was oh so meek and mild at 4 months, but by 6 months showed signs of what dog trainers call “fear aggression.” As my “Angry Young Men” [not all young, not all men] Group pointed out,humiliationandfeararen’t the only irritants. ...
His methods were the same. He’d sneak into a dwelling in the earliest morning hours, tie up his victims (face-down with their arms twisted behind them), blindfold them, place dishes atop the man’s back – a sort of impromptu alarm system and a trait criminologists claim they’ve neve...
(the only word I can think of that comes close to describing it). When it turned to look at me it had the most hideous and evil-looking (triangular?) face I have ever seen.” Schmenk estimated it was longer than a German shepherd but with a lower center of gravity. He saw it in...
Here’s Flint, muzzled for safety sake and held by Jayne while the medical work is completed as fast and gently as possible. I’m curious: Are wolfdog hybrids a problem in your area? I have heard that there are a lot out west in the states, but a surprising number in the midwest ...
(pastry), although one year we shifted to Michael Smith’sPotato Bacon Cheddar Tart(with a bacon crust) and one year we offered aCast Iron Shepherd’s Pie. This year we thought we’d shift once again and go with something a little more romantic. As the song goes, “When the moon ...