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[RC] in praise of mutts/genetics/Nat'l Geographic - Ridecamp Guest

Please Reply to: Ray O'Donohue rno2m@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Nat'l Geo had a TV feature about 15 years ago about dogs that exist around 
people but are not in any way intentionally bred or well cared for,from the 
slums of Nairobi to the remote villages of Central Asia,etc etc: 
well,world-wide,they all looked very similar-about 35 lbs max,pointed 
noses,lean,"tight" musculature,total lack of neotany or such genetic ailments 
as hip dysplasia,and plenty of brains.Pretty much free from disease.They are 
both pets and pests,played with by kids and tolerated by adults,rarely if ever 
actually fed except when thrown an occasional scrap. Nowadays,my taste in bird 
dogs runs to light-footed,sharp(and conceited!)little females;if I wasn't 
running field trials,I'd have mutts of that sort.


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