Learning in The Womb...

I wanted to bring this back to the top...as I read more about epigenetics this article makes a lot of sense as to what it is saying...this leads to more understanding as to how cells and genes and DNA work and not work...

none of the above is new...what is new is that we are taking it to a higher level of understanding....because of this new level of understanding...we can improve health with better treatments, better upbringing such as exposures to certain conditions, and staying clear of the wrong things to do....and creating better hunting dogs...

doing the right things at the right times with pups is key to having better dogs...

these things seem minimal but they are really big things in the development of the pup....

Example;

over a few days teach the pups to like wild pork for treats...the key is to do it when they are very hungry...hungry makes them really want it and it is logged in the memory...epigenetics tells us there will be changes made around the DNA and the cells will make adjustments...all positive...

if creating the scenario mentioned above when the pups have just had their fill of food in the morning (I always try to make these exposures/training in the early morning), they will not be interested or as interested in what I am trying to instill in the pups...

doing what I believe is the best way is the setup for the next training session...

once they like the pork I then scatter it in the yard to identify the individual pups styles of winding. hunting and finding...I look for those that require little to no guidance on account I am looking for natural ability...the pup that has his nose in the wind...this pup comes alive when the gat opens and rolls forth as I hiss the pups on with encouragement...the pup that finds the most pieces usually makes the better strike dog one day...

many of us have been practicing epigenetics while the science was in it's infancy and maybe before it had a name...