I disagree with once tasting theory.  My guard dogs will only eat a deceased
animal once it has been opened either by me or by something in
nature(buzzards, coyotes, etc).  I have one dog that will consume dead
newborns and another that will bury them.  The removal of the fresh
carcasses eliminates other dogs or coyotes from coming into close contact
with the herd.
I appreciate any dog owner who will humanely dispatch an animal for really
bad behavior like killing or always chasing the sheep.
Rhonda
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Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Donkeys & Dogs


> In a message dated 3/8/05 8:51:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << It appeared that he had not been taking adequate care of the sheep or
the
> dogs.  We have spent a good deal of time deworming, caring for injured
animals
> and generally trying to improve their nutrition.  In the short time we
have
> had them, the difference is startling >>
>
> I wonder if that may have been the trigger for the male.  Perhaps, things
got
> desperate at the older man's place and the dog resorted to searching for
his
> own food-killing a lamb or eating an already deceased carcass??  They say
once
> tasted, they'll do it again.
>
> Glad the animals are in better conditions.
>
> Diana
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