[meteorite-list] Brix's meteorite hunting training video Part 2

[Dave Myers]

Hi Adam and list,

You know your right Dogs are amazing. My cousin on his farm in ohio has a Golden 
Retriver with a heck of a nose. While hunting the past 2 weeks there I would 
play fetch with a stick, even when he lost sight of the direction, He would put 
his nose to the ground and circle the area until he found it. 


This dog diggs up around 6-8 moles a year that are 6 -10 in deep in the ground.

So I was thinking last week, could I train this dog to find meteorites?
I think I will Take out 2 unwa next trip, wash them, put on gloves and play 
fetch. 

Then heat one rock up in the oven, (that will give off a very strong rock smell) 
then bury the rock about 10 in. deep, in the ground, walk him around and see if 
he finds it. 


If that works in a day of testing, Then I will try cold rocks! It will be fun.

dave

 


----- Original Message ----
From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
To: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sat, November 27, 2010 6:31:31 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Brix's meteorite hunting training video Part 2

Dogs are amazing. I had a Rottweiler that took to rocks naturally.  A long time 
ago, I received a package of Saharan meteorites from the Labennes, laid one out 
on a table and my dog made off with it and buried in the back yard.  I gave him 
another one, he took it and tried to bury it as well.  This is how we found 
where he buried the first one.  


I could pick up any rock, observe its unique characteristics and throw it into 
the river. My dog would then go after it and not return until he had found the 
exact same rock I had thrown among thousands of others.  I do not know how he 
was able to do this since it seems unlikely that a dog could smell anything 
submerged in water. It was like magic watching him retrieve these rocks.  I have 

no explanation for this.

A trained dog seems like a natural tool to use in meteorite hunting. I am 
curious to how this works out. Who knows?  Maybe Brix will be the first dog in 
history to make a cold find.

Happy Hunting,

Adam
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