mary schrock Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2011
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I have been feeding my dogs raw for a few years now. The other day a friend said she was seriously considering a raw diet however she is concerned because her dog is a trained cadaver dog and while training he is not permitted to touch any of the bones. Logically she realizes diet is diet and training is training and it shouldn't matter but unfortunately the only dog she is familiar with that eats raw in this field locally has huge issues with mouthing the bones. Is there anyone out there who has successfully trained a cadaver dog while feeding a raw diet? Thanks
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Hi Mary and Welcome to Leerburg! I have zero experience with cadavor dogs, but do have experience with raw fed dogs that visit places with animal carcases and bones (usually the remains of what was harvested for their meals and hasn't been taken away on the truck yet) and 2 deer currently hanging in our "cold storage" aka: the garage. We worked very hard to instill the rule that food comes from us with a command only otherwise it is left alone. If they look like they are going to sneak a bit of something not gifted to them, they are reminded with a "uh-uh" I'd say training food refusal would be a good place to start. Hope this helps a bit!
My first GSD is cadaver trained but I've never fed him raw. Doesn't matter because correct training "should" proof the dog off of ANY scent that isn't the target scent. We did proof off of dead creatures such as deer, rabbit, raccoon, etc and live critters as well. The scents are all different to the dog's nose.
Look at the raw diet as nothing more then something to proof off of. The correct dog should pass up a it's regular meal if it's working scent.
"Mouthing the bone" on a target scent is a training problem and not related to what's for supper.
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My first GSD is cadaver trained but I've never fed him raw. Doesn't matter because correct training "should" proof the dog off of ANY scent that isn't the target scent. We did proof off of dead creatures such as deer, rabbit, raccoon, etc and live critters as well. The scents are all different to the dog's nose.
Look at the raw diet as nothing more then something to proof off of. The correct dog should pass up a it's regular meal if it's working scent.
"Mouthing the bone" on a target scent is a training problem and not related to what's for supper.
Yep, yep and yep.
DFrost
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