I recently learned about this awesome activity from a dog magazine that I subscribe to. They featured an article about it and I was really intrigued. Intrigued enough that I may consider getting a hunting bred puppy just so I can do it!
What you do is train your puppy from the start to love antlers. Antlers are to be their best friends, so that they’re adapted to it and will look for them. As they get older, you train them more seriously for hunting, using the usual training tactics that you would with a normal hunting dog except you teach them to hunt for antlers. You can make some serious coin doing it, because more and more outfitters are wanting antlers to make chandeliers, like this one..
Antlers are also becoming a popular chew toy for dogs, and the more natural the better. Full and intact sheds are even more valued as hunting stores, restaurants, and even regular homeowners are looking for some nice decorations. Countries like India will also pay a lot for antlers because they ground them up and use them for medicines, but there are a lot of laws for exportation.
If you want to learn more about this cool way to have fun with your dog as well as earn some coin, visit some of these links.
Your Marylander,
Taylor
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