Re: MtMan-List: Dogs at modern-day rendezvous

[Stephen Quick <catahoula@inet.cclufkin.com>]

Lance John Brown wrote:

> I have to agree with this gentleman's statements.  I love dogs.  I also
> participate in Civil War reenaacting. 
...there will be a major problem with this.
> 
> A dog lover forever,
> 
> Brownie
 
 I have read with interest all of the posts concerning my original about
dogs at rendesvous. Each objection is a legitimate one and I would feel
the same if it were someone elses dog that was causing me a problem. I
don't allow those kinds of problems with my dogs and feel every
responsible dog owner should be in control no matter what the breed or
activity. I merely asked the question for information purposes as I have
seen numerous ads that specifically reject "pets". I assumed this to
mean dogs. I have never attended a rendesvous so I am unfamiliar. My
interests lie in the historical aspects of longrifles and the dogs that
I raise, both being "native American" and contemporary to each other.
Additionally the time frame spans several centuries not just the decades
of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade. I am as interested in that period as
much as any other however. I currently own a Southern Mountain rifle in
.40 cal. and am building a Santa Fe Hawken in .54 [of course]. After I
finish the kit, I plan to build from scratch an early full-stock Hawken.
I infer from earlier references that Cur dogs could have been on the
trail with some of the mountain men but I don't mean to imply that this
was the case. I am searching for primary documentation (hopefully with a
description of the dog). The use of the dog in its natural role is also 
of value; the use of the dog as a food source for whatever reason is of
less interest.
I would like to thank all of you who have supplied reference material.
It has been interesting reading.
Steve