The genius of late, great Field & Stream gundog editor Bill Tarrant wasn't that he understood gun dogs, it was that he understood dogs, all kinds of dogs. Tarrant never limited his writing to the sporting breeds. In many of his old F&S gun dog columns there's nary a pointer or retriever to be found anywhere.
 
Why? Well, watch this amazingly cool video and then you'll understand.

 
This is hilariously creative, but pay particular attention to the dog work. Simply incredible. Tarrant recognized that gun dog owners could learn a thing or two from the working dog world and some of his best columns explored the interaction between shepherds and their herding dogs. I could do with a few tips from these guys, couldn't you?

On the other hand it's also pretty depressing knowing there are people out there who can teach dogs to create art while I consider it a personal triumph when one of my dogs takes a simple cast without heading for the next county.

If you want to see human/dog interaction at the highest level, go watch a herding competition, an AKC field trial or tag along some time with a falconer who uses dogs. You will be amazed. Blog reader Mark-1 said it best a while back on the blog about AKC registration. "You get out of a dog exactly what you put into one." And as the video vividly shows, put enough time, training and love into a dog and that dog will give you the Mona Lisa.  Let's see you try that with a cat...

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from shane wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Very impressive, although I'm almost never surprised by the extreme talent and ability that many dogs display.

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from 2Poppa wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Oh ... My ...God!

That was dope!

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from huskerguy wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

That was awesome. And I was proud too of my dog retreiving for me. I got a LONG ways to go. Wonder how much time they put into getting all of that figured out.

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from MaxPower wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Wow!! I'm always amazed yet never surprised by what dogs can do. My old man's family had a border collie back in the day that would (given a ladder was provided) climb up and down from the roof of the house and fetch truly anything you could throw up there.

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from Mark-1 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Wow! I’m being quoted….and in a positive manner.

I gotta navel gaze on this.

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from rabbitpolice88 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Wow! I have been to several sheep dog trials here in North GA but I have never seen anything like this. My family also owns a dog boarding and training business so things like this really impress me. The training process for a sheep dog is incredible to watch.

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from Golfing Sportsman wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

WOW, I can't believe what I just saw. Simply amazing. But I can make my dog poop on command so THERE!

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

It was almost to good for me to believe it was true. That was amazing. Can not even imagine put into the dog training or the hearding alone. Simply amazing.

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from steve182 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

That's pretty funny, creative.

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from guncrazy74 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

That was great I had to put that on my myspace

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from philbourjaily wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Chad -- Good find, and great dogwork. That is the best video ever.

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from Big O wrote 2 years 40 weeks ago

And P.E.T.A. has the GUTS to call dogs DUMB !!!
They need to see this and rethink their position on this planet.

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from shane wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Very impressive, although I'm almost never surprised by the extreme talent and ability that many dogs display.

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from 2Poppa wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Oh ... My ...God!

That was dope!

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from huskerguy wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

That was awesome. And I was proud too of my dog retreiving for me. I got a LONG ways to go. Wonder how much time they put into getting all of that figured out.

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from MaxPower wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Wow!! I'm always amazed yet never surprised by what dogs can do. My old man's family had a border collie back in the day that would (given a ladder was provided) climb up and down from the roof of the house and fetch truly anything you could throw up there.

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from Mark-1 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Wow! I’m being quoted….and in a positive manner.

I gotta navel gaze on this.

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from rabbitpolice88 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

Wow! I have been to several sheep dog trials here in North GA but I have never seen anything like this. My family also owns a dog boarding and training business so things like this really impress me. The training process for a sheep dog is incredible to watch.

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from Golfing Sportsman wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

WOW, I can't believe what I just saw. Simply amazing. But I can make my dog poop on command so THERE!

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

It was almost to good for me to believe it was true. That was amazing. Can not even imagine put into the dog training or the hearding alone. Simply amazing.

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from steve182 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

That's pretty funny, creative.

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from guncrazy74 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

That was great I had to put that on my myspace

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from philbourjaily wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Chad -- Good find, and great dogwork. That is the best video ever.

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from Big O wrote 2 years 40 weeks ago

And P.E.T.A. has the GUTS to call dogs DUMB !!!
They need to see this and rethink their position on this planet.

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