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Title: Dogs not ready for heat? Post by: ole shep on May 28, 2011, 01:05:51 am Got 4 or 5 loose baying find dogs down. I think they are just getting hot. Not able to move fast in tall grass and weeds,brush leafed out can't see trtrough it well. Comfort zone will have to move back a bit,Most getting hit in rear 1/3. Nothing bad yet but some are out for a week or so. Anybody else notice this ?
Title: Re: Dogs not ready for heat? Post by: Dexter on May 29, 2011, 05:41:06 pm hey old shep
recon it might be your getting to the bay alil slower.. ;D.. i have noticed when the dog are hog our tired they get more pokes and cuts,, Dexter Title: Re: Dogs not ready for heat? Post by: buddylee on May 29, 2011, 09:31:46 pm I had 4 dogs catch what I believe to be a big sow and loose it after a few minutes. It was pretty hot and I believe the dogs got too hot and let go.Had one bay a big hog but came out after about 10 minutes. He usually bays much longer. Think the heat got to him.
Title: Re: Dogs not ready for heat? Post by: ole shep on May 29, 2011, 10:27:21 pm Dexter, You know I run like a deer and get a holt like a snapping turtle.
Title: Re: Dogs not ready for heat? Post by: Reuben on May 30, 2011, 03:50:23 am Dexter, You know I run like a deer and get a holt like a snapping turtle. :D :) It is tough hunting in the tall weeds and thick brush in the hot time of the year. They run more and we catch less and the dogs get hot... Title: Re: Dogs not ready for heat? Post by: djhogdogger on May 30, 2011, 01:38:17 pm I believe that the key to hunting with dogs in hot weather is keeping the dogs wet. It is important to have water for them to drink but to keep their body temps from getting too high since they don't sweat, keeping the dogs themselves wet has reallly been working for us. I know that this is a challenge with the drought going on but I started bringing and icechest of icewater just for the dogs and if we do come across a water hole, we let the dogs get down in it and get soaking wet. As the water evaporates, it brings their body temps down. I got one of the best tips ever from Noah last year and that is to wet the dogs down with a water hose before we ever leave the house. I hope that, that tip helps some of you out as much as it has helped me out. :) |