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Post by pastelsummer on Sept 12, 2010 22:13:56 GMT -5
but dh is worried if i do she will start trying to attack the farm animals. has anyone had any experience with switching to raw and having a dog on a farm? will she really attack other animals? we grow most of our meat wich means hers would be farm fresh also. AND i noticed since i started giving her raw meat satin balls she is doing so much better and with her stomache i want to put her on just meat. so please help me convince dh it will be ok!
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Post by Heather on Sept 12, 2010 23:47:39 GMT -5
Does your dog attack the livestock now? If not why would it change??!! I have an Irish wolfhound. A hunting dog. He's never known anything but raw meat. He loves venison (a particular favourite). We run the forest in the local conservation area, he does come across deer. He does give chase, I whistle and he comes running and gets his dried liver treats. Not the sign of a blood thirsty killer Your dog's thought pattern isn't going to change. An example. I used to have Gr Pyrenees. Pyrenees are left to guard the flock (by the way they don't herd, they have small herding dogs for that), these dogs do nothing but guard the flock. They will give their lives for their flock, they are left for days on their own. Sheep die, lambs don't make it, do you think the shepherd throws that meat away. It's not fit for human consumption. No, he feeds it to his dogs, his guard dogs. It's dead, it's food....if it's live you protect it. Don't blur the lines, and your dog won't have a problem. Don't let him hunt his dinner (a live chicken), he won't eat a live chicken. Mithrandir, lives with my ferrets. He knows that he cannot hunt them (unfortunately, he's decided that squirrels are tree ferrets and won't hunt them either ) Good luck, maybe someone on board actually has dogs and livestock, who can put your mind at rest. It's an old wives tale, an urban legend....the taste of blood, makes a killer. ciao
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Post by pastelsummer on Sept 13, 2010 0:13:50 GMT -5
Ok i will tell him what you said. I know it isnt the taste of blood that makes a killer its just we had to put a couple dogs down because they went wild and started attacking the farm animals so he is worried about that happening with xena
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Post by Heather on Sept 13, 2010 1:34:08 GMT -5
Just don't let her get the upper hand. It won't be because you feed raw that she will start attacking livestock. The dogs that usually attack livestock discover that it's fun to kill. They get excited by the activity of chasing and it just gets out of hand. Dogs that kill or run livestock usually have discovered usually by accident that if you chase it, it will run...and the more it runs the more fun it becomes and the more exciting it gets. The first couple of kills are usually accidental, unfortunately once they discover this, then it becomes an issue. Good luck ciao
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Post by bluecoyote on Sept 21, 2010 20:42:33 GMT -5
i agree, it depends on the dog and its breed. i own breeds with super high prey drives.... we had one incident where a 2 yr old American Bulldog pup got loose and he killed one of my goats that wasnt able to run away... and was mauling the next one before we could get to him(he's a hog dog now.. with that much prey drive he needed to be doing something productive or else face the needle at the vet's office- but thats a working breed for you) he was raised in the pen with the goat kids and other critters... but sometimes certain breeds just have too much prey drive. he was an AWESOME inside dog. he loved my sons, protected the family, was very very obedient and if i brought an animal inside the house he would leave it.... but when he was outside he knew food when he saw it when people say "once they get a taste of blood"... i think the misconstrue the meaning. once the dog gets a taste for the thrill of the chase and the glory of catching its prey..... well... think ferrety thoughts.. lol if our ferrets were the size of jack russells or golden retrievers we probably wouldnt be so quick to let them have live mice! STILL.... i say it depends on the dog's personality. i do have a jack russell and she's the best dog out here at the moment. she's a seasoned hunter too. if i say get it she will give chase and try to bring down the prey - squirrels, rabbits and rats mostly, but she's taken on raccoons in the past, including a few snakes thankfully none have been poisonous.. but i never have to worry about her going into a blood thirsty killing spree out here. the birds are free range and not afraid of her and she's no threat to them either. however.... i have a feeling if i decided to sic her on a chicken she probably would be more than happy to do it! she just lives to please... i only wish all my dogs could have been like her in the past lol but i have no fear of hunting with her AND feeding her raw at the end of the day. I've had Amber for eight years, since she was an 8 week old puppy and she's farm raised. i dont think i could ever just bring in any dog off the streets and expect them to behave as she does. i'm just lucky i guess
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xeopse
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Post by xeopse on Sept 23, 2010 14:26:12 GMT -5
I have an American Pit Bull Terrier rescue who's 5 now. She's been raw fed since July 2008. She encounters other animals on a regular basis now that she wasn't exposed to until recently - cows, ferrets, birds, rats, dogs, cats, pigs, chickens, etc. and she's never been aggressive with anything but female dogs. Ferrets and rats climb on her head and she just sits as still as she can so they don't scratch her. The other animals she is genuinely interested - much like any other dog would be I imagine... unfortunately she is more interested in rolling in manure. She sniffs the animals, but she doesn't really want to play with them, but she's not scared of them either.
Squirrels though, forget about it. She will actually climb a tree to get to them, which is why she's always kept on a leash because I'm worried she's going to climb up a tree and break her legs falling down. On top of that, she digs holes like mad for chipmunks.
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