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To: zonder who wrote (2650)	8/25/2003 8:34:08 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 7834

They use both dogs and hogs. The problem with dogs is they have to be trained to search for truffles because they're not a food dogs would seek out. Hogs don't have to be trained. They hunt them on their own because they like to eat them. amos.indiana.edu herb.lsa.umich.edu Truffle hunters in Italy and France use pigs and mixed-breed dogs to sniff out truffles. Dogs are preferred to pigs because pigs love to eat truffles. Notice the staff held by the truffle hunter in the picture with the pig. The hunter uses the staff to force the pig to back off, once the pig has located a truffle.