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Friday, 20 August 2010 08:13 |
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Invention and innovation is all around us all the time. I am astounded by the innovation and invention that comes out of small town farms, such as Big Foot and the world of Monster Trucks, or that which arises in urban neighborhoods, such as pop locking, breakdancing, hip hop, rap, and low rider cars. It is the destiny of humankind to create the new out of the old - to modify, extend, distort, add to or take away from, and recombine to create something new to the world, be it a song, a dance, a vehicle or . . . a dog. On a recent 5000 mile roadtrip through New England to Nova Scotia I encounted a dog species that had been ‘invented’ (we might say bred) in the town of Yarborough, Nova Scotia, much like the Labrador retriever was invented further north in Labrador, of course. The little-known “ Duck Toller" breed (certainly unknown to me, but you may be quite aware of it, worldwise and well-read as you are) looks a bit like a Collie and is used by duck hunters to ATTRACT ducks. The Duck Toller dog performs a dance, and the ducks, apparently, come from all over to see what the heck that dog is doing. And then they are shot. Doesn’t quite seem fair, if you are a duck. It's a stroke of genius is you are a duck hunter, though. Everything depends on your point of view, doesn’t it?
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Bruce Lund, Founder
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