Tracking food...

jacksonpuppers · 07-15-2010, 12:32 AM

Does anyone have any good methods of cutting up tracking food? I use a knife to cut up the rollover and it takes me 15-25 minutes. My dog is very picky with hot dogs getting dirty so we don't use hot dogs anymore. When we did do the hot dogs we bought like an egg or onion cutter and it worked out ok. Any new ideas would be greatly appreciated.

onyx'girl · 07-15-2010, 12:40 AM

I use the natural balance log rolls and cut them with a knife, place in the freezer. I also mix in mozzerella string cheese. I don't know of an easier way...tonight I went to training and forgot my treat/tracking food so had to cut it up right before I left. Of course it wasn't frozen and I was a bit late(so was everyone else). I've tried hot dogs, too and the ants would be all over them, Karlo passed on them. Frozen or not.
Part of the fun of tracking is cutting up the treats, not! You mention an egg cutter, what about hard boiled egg? Smelly for sure! A pup may keep the nose in the track with that.
Look forward to other posts on this with suggestions

jacksonpuppers · 07-15-2010, 12:43 AM

Thank you. I use the Natural Balance roll to. I have training tomorrow morning so it took me a while to cut up the food tonight. I am not sure if eggs would give them stomach aches or not. My dog would go crazy for the cheese! haha.

sagelfn · 07-15-2010, 01:03 AM

Have you tried a hot dog slicer? Toddler Bites Hot Dog Slicer - One Step Ahead Baby

If you cut a NB roll in half longways it works pretty good

jacksonpuppers · 07-15-2010, 01:05 AM

That is a very good idea Thank You!

Liesje · 07-15-2010, 08:32 AM

I'm lazy and use kibble, captain crunch, or goldfish crackers.

**JKlatsky** · 07-15-2010, 08:57 AM

When I cut up my NB roll, I use a really sharp knife and I'll make several slices, lay them on top of each other and cut them up at the same time. It probably only takes me about 20 minutes to cut up enough for all 5 dogs to track...

If I'm really feeling lazy, I'll just cut the slices and tear it up as I go down the track.

onyx'girl · 07-15-2010, 08:59 AM

My dogs love peanut butter captian crunch(my african grey does too, so they all get a treat. One day I decided to use it for obedience training with Onyx. She had the nastiest poo's after that...I learned my lesson, a small handful is fine, but a baggie full~not

jacksonpuppers · 07-15-2010, 09:10 AM

Haha my dog would love that but he has a very uneassy stomach. Thank you for the ideas =)

SchHGSD · 07-15-2010, 12:59 PM

I cut it roll in slices, then stack the slices on top of each other, and cut them first one way, the perpendicular to the first slices....we also keep it in the fridge to make it easier to cut.

However, after years of tracking a dog that was a difficult tracking dog, the smell of the rollover alone gives me a headache. lol

07-15-2010, 12:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
jacksonpuppers Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 320	Tracking food... Does anyone have any good methods of cutting up tracking food? I use a knife to cut up the rollover and it takes me 15-25 minutes. My dog is very picky with hot dogs getting dirty so we don't use hot dogs anymore. When we did do the hot dogs we bought like an egg or onion cutter and it worked out ok. Any new ideas would be greatly appreciated. __________________ Mommy to: Jackson: 22 month old GSD Millie: 11 years GSD http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/...ee/613956.html

07-15-2010, 12:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,611	I use the natural balance log rolls and cut them with a knife, place in the freezer. I also mix in mozzerella string cheese. I don't know of an easier way...tonight I went to training and forgot my treat/tracking food so had to cut it up right before I left. Of course it wasn't frozen and I was a bit late(so was everyone else). I've tried hot dogs, too and the ants would be all over them, Karlo passed on them. Frozen or not. Part of the fun of tracking is cutting up the treats, not! You mention an egg cutter, what about hard boiled egg? Smelly for sure! A pup may keep the nose in the track with that. Look forward to other posts on this with suggestions __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

07-15-2010, 12:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
jacksonpuppers Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 320	Thank you. I use the Natural Balance roll to. I have training tomorrow morning so it took me a while to cut up the food tonight. I am not sure if eggs would give them stomach aches or not. My dog would go crazy for the cheese! haha. __________________ Mommy to: Jackson: 22 month old GSD Millie: 11 years GSD http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/...ee/613956.html

07-15-2010, 01:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
sagelfn Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,748	Have you tried a hot dog slicer? Toddler Bites Hot Dog Slicer - One Step Ahead Baby If you cut a NB roll in half longways it works pretty good __________________ -Brandi Sage 6-5-09 Facebook

07-15-2010, 01:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
jacksonpuppers Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 320	That is a very good idea Thank You! __________________ Mommy to: Jackson: 22 month old GSD Millie: 11 years GSD http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/...ee/613956.html

07-15-2010, 08:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
Liesje Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 12,971	I'm lazy and use kibble, captain crunch, or goldfish crackers. __________________ UCH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop FO OB1 CL1R CL1F RA TT HIT TDI CGC VPC's Coca-Cola HIT CGC SG UCH Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 AD T1 FO PA CL1R UNJ UCA HIT TT CGC OFA SG Pantalaimon vom Geistwasser BH AD HIT CGC

07-15-2010, 08:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
JKlatsky Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 2,985	When I cut up my NB roll, I use a really sharp knife and I'll make several slices, lay them on top of each other and cut them up at the same time. It probably only takes me about 20 minutes to cut up enough for all 5 dogs to track... If I'm really feeling lazy, I'll just cut the slices and tear it up as I go down the track. __________________ Argos vom Eisernen Loewen VPG1, CGC, TC 3-3-07 Bianka vom Eisernen Loewen BH, CGC, TC 1-3-08 Cade vom Eisernen Loewen CGC 3-25-09 D'Artagnan (Tag) vom Eisernen Loewen 2-2-10 G Aiko von Burkndeiros SchH 3, IPO3, FH, TC, KKL2 9-17-02

07-15-2010, 08:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,611	My dogs love peanut butter captian crunch(my african grey does too, so they all get a treat. One day I decided to use it for obedience training with Onyx. She had the nastiest poo's after that...I learned my lesson, a small handful is fine, but a baggie full~not __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

07-15-2010, 09:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
jacksonpuppers Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 320	Haha my dog would love that but he has a very uneassy stomach. Thank you for the ideas =) __________________ Mommy to: Jackson: 22 month old GSD Millie: 11 years GSD http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/...ee/613956.html

07-15-2010, 12:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
SchHGSD Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 272	I cut it roll in slices, then stack the slices on top of each other, and cut them first one way, the perpendicular to the first slices....we also keep it in the fridge to make it easier to cut. However, after years of tracking a dog that was a difficult tracking dog, the smell of the rollover alone gives me a headache. lol __________________ Michelle K. -------------- Torro v Lordon Haus (GSD) SchH3 IPO3 OFA HOT (RIP) Nico van Arek (Mal) SchH3 OFA HOT Chuligan pod Cvilinem (Mal) new puppy Quinta van Valesca's Home - She's Dutch. 'Nuff said.

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