04-13-2012, 06:04 AM
In the cities - pet dogs are usually kept in the house or as pets, barking not an issue - if not the humane society has published guidelines
In rural areas - where many of us moved by choice, dogs are usually kept for protection and hunting.
House dogs and working dogs very different animals and temperaments.
Sublimation of the alert behavior of a line bred pig dog may very difficult if not cruel.
Training couch dog fido to locate a pig and alert the rest of the pack, may be just as problematical .... if not outright dangerous to the dog. Nature and nurture shaping the behavior and drives of the animal.
Barking, roosters and other noise par for the course in rural ag zoned lots - this is what ag zoning is all about.
It may be a good thing to keep this in mind before choosing a place to live...., I'll take the hunting dogs over imposed mainland values, posers and congestion any day....
Please keep it rural, unless we live within city limits & R1 zoning, we really dont have a leg to stand on (roosters & barking dogs) - imho
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In rural areas - where many of us moved by choice, dogs are usually kept for protection and hunting.
House dogs and working dogs very different animals and temperaments.
Sublimation of the alert behavior of a line bred pig dog may very difficult if not cruel.
Training couch dog fido to locate a pig and alert the rest of the pack, may be just as problematical .... if not outright dangerous to the dog. Nature and nurture shaping the behavior and drives of the animal.
Barking, roosters and other noise par for the course in rural ag zoned lots - this is what ag zoning is all about.
It may be a good thing to keep this in mind before choosing a place to live...., I'll take the hunting dogs over imposed mainland values, posers and congestion any day....
Please keep it rural, unless we live within city limits & R1 zoning, we really dont have a leg to stand on (roosters & barking dogs) - imho
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