Notice of Hearing on the Application to Use Sodium Fluoroacetate ...

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zonths cf 2 ~ 2nd 2 has r~~73ccd :r rcfdnd2d :he ;drc,~as~: ~rjcs cn
115. Ms. de ?a Crl.iz char;s $332 ezch f5r h2r dags and sstj~z-~d ~ k zfinua: e
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cast for food, veterinary care, aegreciaxicn, ?tc. at 5250. :he
considers rhe average useful 1ii2 <strong>of</strong> a Grzac 2yrenees to be fran six
co eight years fol lowing a two-year training period.
146. Dr. Narion J. Levy, ?roiessor <strong>of</strong> Soci013gy. aand Internacicn~i Affairs
at Princeton Uni1lersi~y, 2nd his wife Joy, rajse Xcmondornk dogs as
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a side1 ing. Thny obtained their firs: Xamondor in I 501 an6 cver :he
years have raised about cen litters or approximately 60 dogs, af
which approximately 15 have been pldceti l~ith sheep or goat ranch2rs
in the Uni t2d Scalss and 'Canada. 9 . L~vy t~st'fied :ha: '&hi le
guard aa~s &ere extremely territorial and flouid ~2nd to fn a
particular srea ii they knew the Soundarigs, they a1 so ilenti fi?d
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wich the l - i ' d ~ ~ t ~ and ~ i < noved with them. Ye stated chac che dogs
should be trained never co play with the 1 ivestock, co suy wi~h
the livestock and io know their territory, buc that other+iiie xhey
should be given leeway to follow their instincts and nake their own
decisions. He assert2d that the dogs need a minimum <strong>of</strong> rnainrenznc.,
but that they should be fed once a day and rsgularly checked for
injuries, health problens, flies, ticks, etc. He testified that
placing a dog with a proper owner was critical in that the ul timate
success depended partly on the individual dog, but even more on the
personality <strong>of</strong> the rancher. Or. Levy indicated that people who