Chewing up birds?

[RidgeNelson]

This morning my dad and i went out and shot a few doves. We left our pup (7 months old) in the truck,because we both thought it may be a little much for her since it is public land and there were alot of people abd shooting. We got back to the truck, let her out and threw one of the doves we had shot and had her go pick it up. But on the way ack she just wanted to chew it up. If you tell her no she might get the wrong idea about it and think we dont want her to do it. Keep in mind this is her first time with a real bird. She has plenty of experince with dummies but not real birds. What should we do about this?

Thanks Ridge

[IowaMigr8tor]

Have you ever worked with feathers before. If not this new feeling might trigger it. Try using just a feathered wing. If she trys to chew it up take it away. It may be too soon to introduce your dog to feathers, give it a few weeks and try it again.