Originally Posted By: Duane@ssuI have some thoughts on this topic. First off you can feed your dogs whatever ya want. As for diseases, anything that is not processed, you are taking a chance.I feed horse, beef, deer, elk, hog, the list goes on and on.I am willing to take that chance. I also vaccinate, regular, and worm every 21 days. As for feeding dogs dead yotes, after they are shinned???? If ya want to, and you have that much trouble paying your feed bill, make your own choice.
Feeding deer meet will not make dogs chase deer, feeding lion meat, will not make a better lion dog, feeding bear meat will not make a better bear dog.feeding a dog coyote meat, may or may not make the dog sick, but it will dam sure not make a better coyote dog. The whole theory is total "BS".
Don't beleive me?????????? Kill a deer, and smell it, then process the meat, and smell that. If they smell the same, you did somethin wrong.Most dogs will eat anything, once the hide is off, dogs don't know what kind of meat it is. I have never fed coyote meat to a dog, and my dogs work just fine for me, by the way,in 20 some years, I never had any trouble with Parvo, intertoxiemia, canine enchephilituos,mange, or any other disease.(my spelling may be off, but you get the point).
So feed what ya want, know the risk, and be willing to deal with the vet bills, vs. what ya saved in feed cost. But you dam sure ain't gonna make a better coyote dog, by feeding them the carcass of skinned yotes.
I agree
Just because a person breeds dogs does not mean you should buy one from them. Visit the kennel. Is it someplace you'd keep your dog. If the breeder doesn't want you at his place, there's a reason.
Google is our friend and literally a world of information is at your fingertips. check out diseases like parvo and distemper. see how contagious they are. You may get lucky and spend a ton of money at the vet to keep a diseased puppy alive, but it will never be a hundred percent. It may be fine as a pet but as a hard charging hunting dog , he will pay the price for the disease later in life when you have had him for several years. Believe me it is easier to put a pup down than a hunting partner of many years.
As Duane said there is a risk in anything you feed, but feeding canines to canines only makes the risks greater since the same parasites and diseases are common to both.
Get a vaccination program and a parasite control program in place and both you and your dog will be better for it.
Use your head not your heart when buying a puppy. Ask the hard questions and if the breeder tries to avoid them or steer you in a different direction, walk away from the deal.