{"id":331,"date":"2008-04-19T05:55:33","date_gmt":"2008-04-19T09:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/331"},"modified":"2008-04-19T05:55:33","modified_gmt":"2008-04-19T09:55:33","slug":"turning-wicked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/331","title":{"rendered":"Turning Wicked"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent email exchange, Steve<\/a> turned me on to a great little phrase. I’d been going on about one of my favorite moments with pointing dogs – it happens once per dog and is that instant when instinct\/breeding kicks in.<\/p>\n

Me:<\/p>\n

I love the moment the light bulb goes on. One minute the puppy is busting birds, blundering around, then you can see her get a nose full of scent, the switch gets flipped and bang! she locks up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is a fraught moment – an instant of ‘fit’ when the element that is the pup finds her way into the hunting partnership with a nearly audible click.<\/p>\n

Steve:<\/p>\n

“Moment the light bulb goes on”: called “turning wicked” by Brit longdoggers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now I know what to call it – repurposing the phrase isn’t too big a sin. As a bit of penance, a picture of a British gazehound from a Flickr contact<\/a>. If you look at Ameerah’s face, you’ll see intense focus – she’s waiting – knows her business.<\/p>\n

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Saluqihounds<\/a> says, “Our dog point all the time whether its to tell us there are in a particular rabbit warren or something is in a bush etc. Some, Ameerah in particular will point in a fashion whilst stalking game in open ground.”<\/p>\n

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