Dave-G Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 I'm not a dog person so please don't jump down my throat - and I'd rather not go into a long story about why I'm asking. Will German shepherds that regularly eat rabbit (in the fur) eat Hare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr gen Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 if they are eating the rabbits with the fur on there will certainly be some eaten yes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Yes, I harvest hare from our land and have too many, I've not known the shooters dogs to deny it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Yes, I harvest hare from our land and have too many, I've not known the shooters dogs to deny it. Bless - that answers my question more completely than I'd hoped for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 are you giving it too them raw ?..bones and all ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okrang Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Just be a bit careful - Hares have long, hard and brittle bones, more so than rabbits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Dog food :o Try hugged hare, and feed the dogs summit like webbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiler23 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Iv also found that to much of it ...comes out the other end like a heavy night after guiness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Just be a bit careful - Hares have long, hard and brittle bones, more so than rabbits! How does one be careful about that, bone it first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herby Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 How does one be careful about that, bone it first? Whatever floats your boat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Whatever floats your boat!! It doesn't float my boat at all, that cryptic reply doesn't offer any real help, in fact, I'm not sure if its a little sarcastic banter, forgive me if its not. I didn't really want to draw the post out with unpopular details but it seems I ought to now as I need to get to the bottom of this rather than risk a dogs health. My sister feeds feeds gutted bunnies to her adult german shepherd dogs. She has never fed them Hare but would try it if it seems safe and dooable. We don't know - which is why the question is being asked. One of my permissions has a Hare and occasional coursing issue but I don't really want to shoot them just for pest control as I have no use for them and don't want to waste them in a hedge to possibly feed fox. I thin them out but could get a lot more. They bleed a lot and just generally make a mess in the car. So the question remains - do they need boning, if so they'll get as far as the hedge. This might annoy some delicate members which is why its a shame I had to spell it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 How does one be careful about that, bone it first? Best way to debonehare is skin it then Blanche it, the meat then falls off and is only partly cooked. Messy time consuming job deboning raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Best way to debonehare is skin it then Blanche it, the meat then falls off and is only partly cooked. Messy time consuming job deboning raw. Thank you, she won't do that and neither will I. She travels miles to buy meat with offal apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix's rifle Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Should be fine feeding raw, I've fed my 2 gsd's hare before now, they love it. You usually get problems when it's cooked however I have heard 'weight bearing bones' are more brittle. Take what you will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Thank you gentlemen. With the cautions about bones i'll leave it up to her to decide if she wants to risk it or not and will likely also make enquiries herself. I'll not seek out Hare, but she fancies an evening on bunnies at least and if we happen apon a Hare then she will have to decide for herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I make hate faggots and the rest of the carcass goes to the dogs. Same with rabbits I get what meat I can for whatever I'm cooking and then feed them whatever's left. They do their best ever sits for a bit of heart and lungs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Why not just sell the Hares to a game dealer for good money then buy dog food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I feed them skinned and chopped in to two , half each for my lurcher and 10 yet old whippet. No problem at all with bones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 It's very, very rich meat - About the only thing it has in common with rabbit is long ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Whatever floats your boat!! I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okrang Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Yeah, so did I but I think there was a slight sense of humour failure elsewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveboy Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bone%20someone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-kinsman Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I've fed it to mine raw with all the bones. Don't do any more though because all the blood when the ate defrosting is a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Thank you gents - sorry about thinking one bit may have been a bit of banter. She says her GSD's are good with bones up to weight bearing cattle bones apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-dot Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 ....anyone ever eat "miners hare"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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