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Title: >>> ???? Time Off ???? <<< Post by: NoLove on May 04, 2010, 07:36:19 pm How long is too much time to give finish dog off.... will they just forget?? I have not hunted my dogs in a few months... I am going this weekend at a hunting club I lined up but, that might be it for a min.
Title: Re: >>> ???? Time Off ???? <<< Post by: 3-Bdogs on May 04, 2010, 08:13:13 pm Idk i think it just depends some dogs might not ever miss a beat after sittin up some might lose their edge just depends on dog i think
Title: Re: >>> ???? Time Off ???? <<< Post by: roughdog on May 04, 2010, 08:17:57 pm x2
Title: Re: >>> ???? Time Off ???? <<< Post by: HIGHWATER KENNELS on May 04, 2010, 08:42:26 pm I think the only thing that might play into it, is if the dogs are out of shape and get winded if you get on some runners. Other than that I believe a strike dog will always remember how to finish a track.
Title: Re: >>> ???? Time Off ???? <<< Post by: waylon-N.E. OK on May 04, 2010, 08:48:22 pm It might not be the same thing but I have let coon dogs lay up all summer before and it didn't hurt there ability, so long as they were a couple of years in age. They took a couple of weeks to get back into shape to handle the running but there hunting skills didn't seem to diminish much if any
Title: Re: >>> ???? Time Off ???? <<< Post by: makenbeans on May 04, 2010, 08:57:00 pm I believe a FINISHED dog will always have the ability, however layed up for a couple of months = winded dog.
I give my dogs exercise huntin season or not. I havent hunted my dog for 3 months at a time and my only concern is his physical shape. Title: Re: >>> ???? Time Off ???? <<< Post by: Kyle0329 on May 04, 2010, 09:04:44 pm if its a good finished dog he should be good to go....mine lay up every year from sept. to the end of dec. due to deer season, come jan. its like they never missed a beat.
Title: Re: >>> ???? Time Off ???? <<< Post by: sfboarbuster on May 04, 2010, 09:13:09 pm It might not be the same thing but I have let coon dogs lay up all summer before and it didn't hurt there ability, so long as they were a couple of years in age. They took a couple of weeks to get back into shape to handle the running but there hunting skills didn't seem to diminish much if any X2 When my dad used to run deer dogs they would sit in the kennel all year long til deer season came around, Title: Re: >>> ???? Time Off ???? <<< Post by: NoLove on May 05, 2010, 06:29:38 am hummm maybe i`ll try a slat mill twice a week :) thanks guys
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