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Anyone hunt truffles with their dogs?

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31 August 2013, 07:13
boom stick
Anyone hunt truffles with their dogs?
I have a truffle hunting dog that is not trained yet. Anyone else hunt truffles with dogs out there?


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21 September 2013, 15:15
DUK
If trained properly, every dog with a sense of smell should be able to find truffles. Training is more importante than the breed, basically the same way you train a dog to find narcotics or explosives. I saw different breeds doing this in Spain's Maestrazgo mountains near Teruel, an important área for truffles.

You can employ trained pigs, too, more intelligent than dogs but you need to be quick because they like to eat the truffles.
22 November 2013, 11:44
Norseman
What breed of dog, Boom?
11 December 2013, 14:29
Norseman
Boomer?
02 January 2014, 05:16
chrystech
you are better off using a pig
04 January 2014, 13:38
DUK
When not on the job, I consider that a dog is nicer to have in the house than a pig. Besides, pigs eat the truffles they find, dogs don't.
13 January 2014, 19:55
Evan K.
Maybe I should have trained my dog to hunt morel mushrooms? That would be fun.


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