{"id":1168,"date":"2018-09-03T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/intern\/sportsoptics\/hunting\/en\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2024-06-20T10:22:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T10:22:24","slug":"about-hounds-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.zeiss.com\/sports-optics\/hunting\/en\/about-hounds-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"About Hounds Part 1: Difficult Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

David Carsten Pedersen about raising his hunting dog “Mille”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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But with the final breath of my parent\u2019s last dog (a black lab named Fenja), the era of dogs had ended. And for more than 10 years we\u2019ve had no dogs in my family. No pattering of paws on the floor. No wet noses to greet you good morning. No oily fur smell in the car after a long hard day in the field. Not having a dog wasn\u2019t a conscious choice though. It just kind of happened. We kept telling ourselves that we lived lives where it wasn\u2019t practical. Too much work. Too many travels. Not enough space. Not enough time. Most hunters, who live in the city, can probably relate. We live lives, that are not geared for dogs. Or so we tell ourselves. So we make up excuses. But none of them are good enough. Because we still need our dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this year, I finally decided to take the leap of faith and get the dog I always missed. This post is the first in a collection of short stories about me, my dog and all the things you learn when a puppy enters your life and you have to teach it to be the dog of your dreams. There will be moments of frustration. Of self doubt and struggle. There will be tales of beautiful women and the hardships of having a dog in a city, where everyone wants to pet your puppy. There will be adventures and action, and insights into having your dog on a radioshow. There might even be storys of puddles in the hallway. All in all \u2013 it will be a series of what it means to have a dog. And why your life will never be the same without it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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