Ilixic Swampdog, used for Hunting, Oil Painting by Reten Jen Apshot.
The Ilixic Swampdog;
This dog has been bred for speed, stealth, stamina and intelligence, able to assist in the hunt of many type of beasts of the swamp, and signal each type of prey back to the huntsmen, often they would let either one, two or even three Swampdogs run ahead of the hunters, and then follow their soft prints in the swamp mud, until the dogs then return to the hunters signaling direction and type of prey. To watch the silent communication between dog and hunters is actually amazing, even when observing the copper elves back in the Rielsys Forest one would rarely see such perfected order of hunt.
Ilixic Duckdog, used for Duckherding, Oil Painting by Reten Jen Apshot.
The Ilixic Duckdog;
This dog is bred to function as both water borne and land borne guardians of the ducks, which the barbarians in the Land of Ilix are very dependent on. They unlike the silent and stealthy Swampdog the Duck dog are bred to be as noisy, loyal and as fearless as possible in its posture, is often trained to work with both the domesticated Graaval and the domesticated Jeupou, and could ward off large beasts like the Ganathor Swamp crocodile without any instructions from the trainer after they completed their two year duckherd training. I have seen it myself how a duck herd of 200 ducks were kept safe and collected even when approached by predatory birds, land predatory cats like the tiger and again as I mentioned before a school of fully grown crocodiles, which were quickly warded off when the Duckdog called on Domesticated Graavals to swim in a protective circle and keep the ducks safe and dandy. The Duckdog is also trained to assist with bringing in the ducks ashore for harvest.
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