Tapua Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I am very proud of my working girls , my yellow Daffy Dog (AKA CH Tapua Celtic Charm) and Scrappy (AKA TApua Heeni Te Anna) both work for Australian Truffle Hunters who are currently harvesting the truffles from a big farm in WA. Between them they have brought in over 200kg of truffles. Part of a 5 dog team that have found 1.4 kg of Truffle so far this season. Daffy Dog - you might be able to see the pink ribbon in the line of tree marking where she has found the truffles Scrappy pointing to a truffle she has found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Grand Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Clever girls :) Why is Daffy wearing boots/socks on her front feet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliwake Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 They are both so gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapua Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Clever girls :) Why is Daffy wearing boots/socks on her front feet? Truffles are a tad delicate the dogs are trained to indicate by scratching the area the truffle and then wait for the reward. Sometimes truffle is near the surface and the dog scratching can damage the truffle - so the boots prevent the nails digging in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Grand Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I thought it must be something like that. How cool :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpette Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Wow. Just wow. It is brilliant to see the dogs working in such a variety of fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 What a great job :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Soooo cool. I really want to go truffle hunting with dogs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapua Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Me too - might have a go next season :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumbeat Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Beautiful dogs, are they working in Manjimup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapua Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Beautiful dogs, are they working in Manjimup? [/quoteYes I think so - I can't remember the name of the place but that sounds familiar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issy Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I'm always amazed at what dogs can do! I love the little booties :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapua Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thought you might like to see a blog about Truffle Hunting featuring Daffy Dog. http://datewithaplate.com.au/2015/06/16/the-truffle-hunt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 It wasn't some Tapua labs truffle hunting on The Project tonight was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lablover Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Do the dogs return to you when out of season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapua Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Do the dogs return to you when out of season? Yes Daffy does because I will be breeding from when she comes back she is only on lease, Scrappy is Adrian's dog he owns her outright but if he is away for a while Scrappy boards here. We will be starting to scent train my other dogs this weekend - it should be fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapua Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 It wasn't some Tapua labs truffle hunting on The Project tonight was it? No not my kids they are Labs in Canberra somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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