A brown Kiwi ,freezed dried used in adversion training

This morning we took Flynn to Kiwi adversion training ,there was a deadKiwi body and this one ,both used specifically for this training ,
Flynn is to go back in 6mths then its an annual occurence, Mintee is just a bit young as yet.

[bruni]

What is adversion training. I guess I'm too old to know all the new things. whatever it is, the picture looks great.

[Dawn]

@bruni Hi , it's a training for all dogs in NZ to help protect our kiwis specially in rural bush areas where kiwis live

[Kerri Michaels]

cool

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot. He is so interesting looking.

[Richard Hickey]

Cool picture.

[*lynn]

interesting looking animal and reading about the training

[Dyan Stevens]

What a great idea to help protect the natural habitat of the area.

[Shy Abel]

Hes a interesting little guy

[Gayle]

Wow! Great shot and so interesting to read about the adversion training...thank you for sharing that info. :-)

[Saskia Holditch]

I was jealous, thought you'd found a real one and then common sense kicked in... Cool shot!

[FBailey]

That is interesting - are they rare out there now?

[Mark Kosobiecki]

Is the training mandatory?

[Suse♡]

That´s one interesting looking animal! Cool find

[Delwyn Barnett]

So interesting and what a good idea to do the training!

[Marcy]

Interesting shot, and the training sounds so innovative. Is it helping the way it is intended to?

[sally agnew]

How interesting, I've not heard of this :)

[Merrelyn]

What a great idea :)

[Carole Sandford]

What a brilliant idea. They appear to be much smaller than I imagined too!

[Diana]

I think it is a fabulous idea!

[carol white]

An interesting capture

[Margaret Brown]

Interesting capture,and what a great idea, I hope the training works?! What happens if you don't go or a dog doesn't pass?

[katy]

A terrific picture. It looks definitely real. Who does the training? The owner? How do they keep track of it? It sounds very fascinating

[Pat Knowles]

Ah the answer is here! I saw the other photo first! Never heard of that before but it makes sense!

[Catherine]

A great idea - hope Flynn did well.

[Dawn]

@moviegal1 @mittens @agedrunner @lynnz @dyanstevens @shylaine3304 @gaylewood Thanking you all for visit , kind comments and favs

[Dawn]

@saskiah Hi it is a real kiwi but kept for this purpose

[Dawn]

@fbailey Hi yes nos are very low .

[Dawn]

@mkoso65 Hi no it isnt but if you want to go into forests with your dogs its a no no unless you have a permit from Doc and they require this in case your dog gets away from you , having said that there are always some who take no heed of any rules etc

[Dawn]

@susale @dkbarnett Thanking you both

[Dawn]

@marcy0414 I think if people care there dogs are under good control but if they do get away atleast one knows you have done all possible

[Dawn]

@hermann @merrelyn @ludwigsdiana @carole_sandford @carolmw
Thanking you all yes they arent a big bird at all

[Dawn]

@craftymeg Hi If unsuccessful then no permit would be given to enter forests areas , however having said that there are always some who have no regard for rules etc or care about endangered species

[Dawn]

@grammyn Hi Katy yes it is real ,the training is done by approved DOC , Department of Conservation volunteers .
On the day a paper record is given all owners showing names of dogs and council registrations all dogs in NZ are also suppose to be microchipped

[Dawn]

@happypat @megpicatilly Thanking you you both and yes very well

[Ali J]

So interesting to see ... and what a great idea ... :)

[Mark Kosobiecki]

@dawnee it sounds like you're a responsible pet owner, that's good.

[Dawn]

@mkoso65 Hi Mark apart from being a family pet there are quite a lot of responsibilities that go with dog ownership .
Thanking you for comments always appreciated

[Rachel]

That is such a good idea! So many wild animals get killed by pets.

[Dawn]

@888rachel Hi Rachel yes it is. thanks for visit and kind comments

[Vera]

What an interesting piece of information - and I agree, it's a fascinating-looking bird!

[Dawn]

@vera365 Hi Vera thanking you for visit and kind comments