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by Elkoorr on 13 August 2010 - 15:08
I need some brain storming advice here!
My young male is not as advanced yet to track without any food. However, ants are really a problem right now. Is there any food that is more ant-resistant than others? Today he was done after 2/3s, started to snort and sneeze and would not put his nose down anymore :(
My young male is not as advanced yet to track without any food. However, ants are really a problem right now. Is there any food that is more ant-resistant than others? Today he was done after 2/3s, started to snort and sneeze and would not put his nose down anymore :(
by RLHAR on 13 August 2010 - 15:08
I make liver treats with garlic. The garlic seems to keep the ants at bay.
by Sam Spade on 13 August 2010 - 16:08
What are you using? Ants aren't too bad here right now surprisingly. I just started a pup, so I'm using a ton of food and, knock on wood, haven't had a problem. I've just been using h.d. I have seen some people buy string cheese and slice it in thicker, dime size portions. A lot more expensive.
What time of day are you tracking? Since I have a pup, I try to get out early in the morn with plenty of dew and shade. Also, how long are you letting the track age? Perhaps that is hy I am not having a prob right now. I'm just starting the pup, so maybe the ants aren't getting enough time to round up the troops.
by yoshy on 13 August 2010 - 16:08
anything freeze dried---- has worked well for me in the past.
by Two Moons on 13 August 2010 - 18:08
What kind of ants?
Might try a new location.
Ants are tracking experts.
Ants are always possible, what kind and how many is worth considering.
Some areas could be infested for lack of a better term.
Some ants are bad news period.
Try using less food, keep it off the ground, don't grind it in, but if there are that many ants in an area, I'd find a new place.
Moons.
Might try a new location.
Ants are tracking experts.
Ants are always possible, what kind and how many is worth considering.
Some areas could be infested for lack of a better term.
Some ants are bad news period.
Try using less food, keep it off the ground, don't grind it in, but if there are that many ants in an area, I'd find a new place.
Moons.
by LAVK-9 on 13 August 2010 - 18:08
HAHA funny that this is posted.Just the yesterday I was working with the SAR team training a pup in tracking.The bait I use has never attracted ants before.I guess the little buggers are hungry cause the one track that was sitting for a while was covered in ants. Amazingly the pup just ate some and it didn't bother him.I ended up pulling him off though cause I didn't want it to be a bad experience if the ants started to bite him. Guess we have to go somewhere else where the ants aren't so bad. Making something with garlic sounds like a good idea though. Ants have to ruin evertyones picnic!!!Guess we're going back to grass tracking for a while instead of gravel/sand/and ants.
by Elkoorr on 13 August 2010 - 19:08
Thanks for all the answers. For food I am usually using hot dogs or cooked chicken. But also tried the beef rolls from Natural Balance and cooked hamburger meat. The ants are all brown and range from tiny iddy biddy size to about half an inch. I noticed that once the tiny ones are on, the big ones stay away. I will try the advice using Garlic, tx.
Yoshy, freeze tried sounds interesting. Dummy question: Where could I buy something like that in an economic quantity or better, would I be able to do it on my own?
Yoshy, freeze tried sounds interesting. Dummy question: Where could I buy something like that in an economic quantity or better, would I be able to do it on my own?
by alaman on 13 August 2010 - 20:08
Buy an old fashioned ice tray or two. Put your cut up weiners in the tray, fill with water, and freeze. Lay the frozen weiners on the track. By the time you track, the ice should be melting and the ants not on the food yet.
by alaman on 13 August 2010 - 20:08
Buy an old fashioned ice tray or two. Put your cut up weiners in the tray, fill with water, and freeze. Lay the frozen weiners on the track. By the time you track, the ice should be melting and the ants not on the food yet.
by Sam Spade on 13 August 2010 - 21:08
Alaman,
Great trick for a more advanced dog, but starting a puppy out, I'd need an ice chest and about a hundred of those trays! Besides, I need those ice trays for my mixed drinks, right Max? ;).
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