Carol Boche

Anyone here with HRD experience?

Just want to bounce this off someone....

My 5 month old GSD has been "imprinted" with HRD scents since he came to me in April. There is a bit of source in both his indoor/outdoor kennel and in the large yard where he spends some time. Never really showed any aversion to it and actually carried the "soaked" tennis balls around.
(soaked= tennis balls placed in with cadaver source for a period of time and then used to play with the dogs so that they imprint on the odor)

This weekend I introduced him to a PVC pipe (with drilled holes) with bone from an amputation and he ran into the side of my vehicle trying to get away from it. He was actually trying to get back in his crate.

While this pretty much tells me he will NOT be an HRD dog, and he loves the live find work, I am wondering if anyone has ever seen this severe of an aversion in a young dog?

The female is much better with source and although she is a bit apprehensive, she will approach it and is getting more confident with it.

I have seen aversion, in fact, my BH shies away from HRD also but not near what this dog did. And although it is unfortunate that he probably will not be an HRD dog ( I was really hoping to dual purpose him live and cadaver), at least I know when I see this behavior when we are out working, I will know to send someone to check the area he is shying away from, just like the BH.

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