Kansas Golf Vacations - Wolf Creek Golf course

I played at Wolf Creek Golf Links, Inc., placed in Olathe, Kansas a couple of weeks ago in a Kansas City Cup match and must say it was a very beautiful golf course. We won the match, which may have made it that much better, but I conception post my characterize of the course while it was still fresh in my mind.

If you don't know about Wolf Creek or hadn't heard of it, you are in for a treat. First of all, it is a Men's only club. And that means assuredly no woMen allowed. The bartenders are men. The cart girls are men. Everyone there is a man. It is assuredly kind of a strange experience, but I guess some population are finding for that kind of environment.

That it is only men makes it a very exclusive golf course, and it is 100% private (except for events like the Kc Cup, where we got to play because of the format). I don't know the exact dues required to come to be a member, but based on the shape of the course, I'm sure they are quite large.

The course itself, although placed in Olathe, Kansas is very isolated. It is in the southernmost part of Olathe, out in the middle of a bunch of fields. The resignation provides great tranquility and a great golfing experience.

Driving up to the course is not an imposing sense like you might have at some other exclusive places. The clubhouse is modest, neither very extravagant nor shoddy. There is a bar, a locker room, and a dining room, among other rooms (post-round I did perceive a poker table placed in the back of a room full of gentlemen playing in what I am going to assume was a amiable game). The course is gated, but again, does not give off the Air of something as exclusive as it is rumored to be.

I think the suspect the clubhouse and facilities are so modest is twofold. First, with only guys there, how extravagant does it have to be? Isn't it cool enough just to say you belong to an all-male golf club? Second, by the shape of the course - it was beautiful - it appears that all of their money goes back into maintaining and upgrading the golf course itself.

Starting off, the range was very nice. It is grass, they a bunch of balls set up in range ball bags at each center (about 20 stations), and they have a bunch of bags filled with tees for your indulgence. Off the range, you hit to any distinct flag sticks at any distinct yardages. It was in great shape.

If you ever play here, a couple of putts on the green is a must. The greens are firm and Fast, and beautifully cut. They roll true, but take some getting used to because they are Faster than your median green. For me, truthfully, the day we played I conception the greens were just marginally fast. But I think that was because we played so early in the season. In the middle of the summer, I could see them being lightning fast.

As for the course itself, there is a lot of undulation and a lot of holes with miniature to no undulation. There are two par threes in particular, one on the front nine, one on the back, that I particularly liked. The first was slightly downhill with water guarding the front and right side of the green (everyone missed long and left - go figure). The other par three sits high on the tee box before descending what must be at least 100 feet to the green. It is a splendid finding tee shot.

Overall, I'd rate the course a 9 out of 10. The course was great from tee to green, and I had a great time. The only thing retention it back from being a 10 was that wow factor (although one of my opponents was a old major league all-star pitcher - that was cool - and he was a decent golfer). It was a very nice course, but when I was done I didn't feel distinct as a golfer - that's what a 10 takes from me.

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Why Cesar Milan is Wrong - Discounting the Natural Wolf Pack system

Why Cesar Milan is Wrong - Discounting the Natural Wolf Pack system

Many generations of evolution cut off dogs and wolves. It does not make sense for us to learn how to interact with dogs from wolves. It makes about as much sense as studying to parent by Watching chimpanzees parent. But this is what happened when man put unrelated wolves together in captivity and then closed that domination is general behavior. This principles was then superimposed on dogs.

The Natural Wolf Pack

In reality a natural wolf pack is a family unit that consists of an adult alpha male and an adult alpha female and their adolescent offspring and pups. There are normally about six or seven blood connected members in a pack. The mated alpha male and female are the parents and leaders of their offspring pack just like humans lead and teach their offspring. David L. Mech, one of the worlds leading wolf experts asserts, "In the natural wolf pack dominance contests with other wolves are rare if they exist at all". Dr. Mech also writes in the Canadian Journal of Zoology in 1999, "The typical wolf pack is a family, with the adults guiding the activities of a group in a division-of-labor system". Researchers have learned that dominance is rare behavior for wolves and may be a by stock of captivity where man put unrelated wolves together. Dominate behavior in wolves is based on environMental circumstances and is not an instinctual directive.

Cesar Milan

Currently there is controversy and debate going on in dog training circles. One side represented by Cesar Milan promotes the principles of dogs as wolves and promotes dominance training by pet owners and states there are only leaders and followers in a relationship. There is dominance or submission, no partnering. Cesar's way is a one size fits all coming to dog training. On his Tv program on the National Geographic channel Cesar uses techniques difficult for owners to replicate and uses techniques that could effect in injury to the owner or their dog. That is why National Geographic has a disclaimer that runs at the bottom of the screen warning, "Don't try this at home". Writer Mark Derr whose articles have appeared in Audubon, Natural History, Atlantic Monthly, and other publications and who is the author of critically acclaimed books like Frontiersman and Dog's Best Friend writes that Cesar's ethology is outdated. He additional states, "he is a charming one man wrecking ball directed at 40 years of strengthen in the comprehension and shaping dog behavior and in developing non-punitive, repayMen based training programs, which have led to looking the dog as an individual, to understand what motivates it, what frightens it, and what its talents and limitations are". Many dog training experts are alarmed that Cesar Milan has come to be the face of dog training and are shaken by the fact that he has taken the world of dog behavior by storm. More and more involved dog professionals are becoming increasingly vocal in expressing their disagreeMent with Cesar's methods.

Ian Dunbar

The other side of the debate is represented by the sublime and beloved Ian Dunbar author of six books on pet training, developer of one of the earliest puppy training courses in the United States (Sirius Puppy Training), possessor of a veterinary degree, and a extra Honors in Physiology and Biochemistry from the Royal Veterinary College of London University, a doctorate in animal behavior from the psychology agency of Uc Berkley, a decade of research, and decades of dog-training experience. The only things Ian and Cesar both agree on is that all dogs can and should be trained and that dogs need regular and adequate amounts of exercise. Ian Dunbar believes all training is negotiation and compliance can best be achieved through obvious training methods. His emphasis on obvious approaches like lure repayMen methods using treats and praise has revolutionized the dog training field. He once ran a behavior clinic for fighting and biting dogs and he is the founder of the relationship of Pet Dog Trainers (Apdt), an organization with thousands of members. He was also the star of the British television show "Dogs with Dunbar" and he has hosted a dozen beloved videos about dog training. Ian is not a supporter of using pain and fear in dog training. He does not keep using force or intimidation. He stands solidly in the dog cordial repaymen based training camp. Ian Dunbar is being joined by an ever growing amount of dog trainers that effect his obvious training methods and train force free. This obvious reinforcement formula is also the formula that is arrival out on top of the debate. obvious training methods are gaining more momentum every year, and obvious reinforcement it is where dog training stands today.

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The Wolf - A New Lease on Life straight through Art and sculpture

The Wolf - A New Lease on Life straight through Art and sculpture

The involved social order of the wolf family is as loving and caring an environMent as one will find in the wild. A strong male and his mate, form the town of this tight-knit group. As with any inherent relationship, first impressions will last a lifetime.

Few animals have undergone the challenge in social perception, as has the North America wolf. For decades this feared and often hunted vertebrate had gone extinct in many areas of Canada and the United States that they had roomed freely for 1000s of years. Today many conservation efforts and social awareness has helped reintroduce wolf packs into many national parks over the Us and Canada. Montana with one of the largest wolf populations in the Us has seen an increase of 8 percent in 2010. This increase while requisite only brings the total to 565 wolves in the state and only 1650 over the mid west and about 60,000 over all of North America.

The biggest supporters of the reintroducing these wolves back into many areas are the Western Wildlife Conservancy and the Defenders of Wildlife Organization. These pro wolf groups straight through fundraising and lobbying efforts have made an impact in the hunting and trapping laws associated with the animal as well as raising social awareness and support. It is the goal of both these organizations to protect the species as well as the habit in which it roams.

Many citizen today are also studying about the life of the wolf straight through art. The renewed interest in wolf conversation has inspired many wildlife painters and sculptures to take a second look at this gorgeous animal and the life it lives. Internationally sublime artist Stephen Lyman pioneered the renewed spirit of the wolf straight through more than a dozen painting that received many esteemed awards in the late 80's and early 90's. Named one of the World's top artist prior to his untimely death in 1996. Millions of citizen have seen his spirit and devotion to this vertebrate straight through his art. Ultimately raising awareness and curiosity straight through art.

Recently wildlife sculptor Joe Slockbower introduced "Circle of Life". A wolf statue that depicts a wolf mother, father and cub in a loving and tender moMent in time. This statue and many others depict the wolf as a dedicated, caring and sociable animal. This is a stark inequity how the world portrayed this animal only a decade earlier.

While many organizations champion the plight of the wolf pack and the environment. It has been straight through paintings, posters of wolves and wolf statues that has made the biggest impact on the definite perception in today's society. Showing these creatures in a definite light has helped the survival of these creatures and has helped bring them back from the brink of extinction.

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