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Stop Making Excuses, Kristi Noem. That Dog Won't Hunt
Stop Making Excuses, Kristi Noem. That Dog Won’t Hunt.
R.I.P CRICKET
The South Dakota governor is trying to justify her killing of a 14-month-old dog. No one’s buying it.
Michael Daly
Special Correspondent
Updated Apr. 29, 2024 12:31AM EDT / Published Apr. 29, 2024 12:30AM EDT
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“Something was hard, so she shot it. It’s unbelievable.”
Topol noted Cricket was an adolescent, when genetic traits take increasing hold in dogs.
“They are still learning,” she said. “And this is a dog that is bred to do what it did.”
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But wirehair owners say it appears Cricket wasn’t trained properly at all.
“Everything this dog did I have seen many times and they have the potential to become some of the best hunting dogs and family companions out there,” Jeff Miller, owner of Dakota Pro Wirehairs said. “They just need proper training, appropriate boundaries set and patience as they learn to control their prey drive.
“Any breeder would have been glad to take it back as this was a puppy yet, and in my opinion just had a lot of prey drive that needed tuning. I can tell you that it was heartbreaking to hear that story, for sure!”
“Any breeder would have been glad to take it back as this was a puppy yet, and in my opinion just had a lot of prey drive that needed tuning. I can tell you that it was heartbreaking to hear that story, for sure!”
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