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Hunting Dog Articles

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Hunting Dogs, Veterinary Medicine, Canine Athlete, Grass Seeds, DIY Seth Bynum, DVM Hunting Dogs, Veterinary Medicine, Canine Athlete, Grass Seeds, DIY Seth Bynum, DVM

How to prevent and treat grass awns in a hunting dog

For better or worse, burrowing grass awns are now forever part of the fabric of the rugged Western uplands. On the upside, their parent plants provide a green protein source for birds and wild ungulates, and they generate thick chick-rearing cover that sprouts faster than most native grasses. However, their seeds are notorious for burrowing under the skin and migrating incredible distances in the subcutaneous layer.

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