leadthewayoakley
New member
Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum. I have a 1 year old chocolate lab, I have tried my best to get her out as much as possible this year. So far she has been on a dove hunt, a couple duck hunts and now approximately 9 pheasant hunts. Today after a couple hours of pheasant hunting with no luck, she finally got real birdie and locked on to a rooster. When she flushed the bird, it wouldn't fly. She ended up chasing it down in some thick grass an proudly carried it over to me still alive. I was super stoked and proud of her. When I got home, I began to clean the bird and sadly discovered that the bird had already been shot and the leg was gangrene. For my safety and the safety of my family I just threw the whole bird away. That being said, I am curious how likely it is that my dog could get sick from simply retrieving a rancid bird? Does anyone else have any experience with something like this? Did your dog get sick? Any input and advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks.