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    Training with rattlesnakes

    So, as some of you know, I publish a newspaper for a living. Last week, I came out of the closet in regard to my snake and spider hobby. I thought some of y'all might get a kick out of reading it. :) http://thebadger.ca/2011/01/03/great-legs-are-sometimes-hairy/
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    RFID tags vs Branding

    Weird! I'm calling today to find out what the deal is. Also, the CFIA is angry at me. Again. For Christmas next year, I will have someone make dartboards with my face on it. I'll sell them to all the people I have pissed off in the previous year of publishing a newspaper and $10 says the...
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    RFID tags vs Branding

    Then why the info on the government site? I will call them just for sport on Monday - seeing as I am in Winnipeg anyway and all. :) (I am not doubting you, only curious about what the government has to say.)
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    RFID tags vs Branding

    I forgot to call. Sorry. But I will.
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    RFID tags vs Branding

    Says here there is though: http://web2.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/programs/index.php?name=aaa04s02 and the livestock brand inspecting manager in Sask. told me they have developed a program now. I will call them and find out.
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    RFID tags vs Branding

    There are 12 Sask brand inspectors that work in Manitoba, but I think they also have their own brand registry now too. :)
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    RFID tags vs Branding

    I will remember that tip - after I get a ranch and some cattle. lol. I have the brands though, that's a start. ;)
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    RFID tags vs Branding

    Thanks Kato :) I'm coming home to Manitoba in a few days for Christmas! Not looking forward to the Winnipeg weather... please do what you can and make it warm for me! I have no idea really, I never even thought about that aspect.
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    RFID tags vs Branding

    I just can't imagine the risk one would take in stealing cattle - or anything else I guess. But in this business, there is such a code of conduct and ethics and the humiliation would be unbearable, I imagine. I guess desperation can drive folks to do weird things... but wow.
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    Secret to a long and happy marriage

    LOL. I didn't see that one coming, actually. Cute!
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    RFID tags vs Branding

    Totally. Here's my op-ed on it: http://thebadger.ca/2010/12/11/is-branding-necessary-do-cows-need-grass/
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    RFID tags vs Branding

    I know the two are so different, it shouldn't even be a debate. But it is. Some in Canada are making the case that with the CCIA (Canadian Cattle Identification Agency) RFID tags, branding will no longer have a place in the industry. A rancher who had two pair of pure breds rustled would beg to...
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    Training with rattlesnakes

    I've been struck at a few times while photographing them, but I'm pretty good at knowing how far back I need to be and I like to keep about a foot of extra space between the end of their strike range and myself. :) I haven't taken the dog out with me yet when looking for snakes, but I plan to...
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    What breed(s) do you see?

    Thanks Kato :) His mother was pure bred chocolate lab and they were fixin' to breed her and had a stud picked out. A husky mix got into the yard before the mating and voila – my Halo was born. I have had so, so many people ask if he has wolf in him that was just curious if it was seen in this...
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    What breed(s) do you see?

    I know partially what he is, but there's at least one other breed mixed in, perhaps more. He's a dog from up north from here... so the breed is likely to be hardy and cold-tolerant.
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