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Article: An underground activity: "earthdog" is for small dogs with a strong prey drive.(sport for dogs)
- Article from:
- Whole Dog Journal
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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Get the rat! Get the rat! Get the rat! Yap, yap, yap, yap!"
These are the sounds of a successful earthdog team. As the human team member encourages her dog to sniff out and pursue the scent of an underground rat, her canine partner indicates his find by barking, barking, barking. The adrenalin level is high in both human and canine as they revel in this unique canine sport called earthdog. One of several dog sports that tap into our dogs' hard-wired instincts, earthdog is a great outlet for dogs with tenacity, a high predatory drive, and the flexible physical structure to squeeze into--and out of--tight, narrow spaces.
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