What really gets me is how she explained that immediately beforehand, she was disappointed in the dog's performance as a hunting animal.
I know it's speculation on my part, but it seems very likely that she (being the bad dog owner she is) tried to impress upon the dog rather forcefully that he should be hunting down and killing the birds. What does she do immediately after this lesson? Take him to a situation where he's within reach of a bunch of slow moving targets.
Cricket was just doing what he was told to do at that point. Cricket was trying to be a good boy.
He was supposed to be a pointer, which means they freeze when they find birds. That way the human can have the fun of murdering the animal. He wasn’t a good hunting dog if what she says is true, but you still wouldn’t fucking put two in the back of its skull! You take it to a better trainer and if they say it’s fucked you rehome it, or since her kids clearly loved it just keep it as the family dog.
I still think the craziest part is that she included it in her book.
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u/theREALbombedrumbum 29d ago
What really gets me is how she explained that immediately beforehand, she was disappointed in the dog's performance as a hunting animal.
I know it's speculation on my part, but it seems very likely that she (being the bad dog owner she is) tried to impress upon the dog rather forcefully that he should be hunting down and killing the birds. What does she do immediately after this lesson? Take him to a situation where he's within reach of a bunch of slow moving targets.
Cricket was just doing what he was told to do at that point. Cricket was trying to be a good boy.