EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Well its been awhile now I feel like I can write this post. Haven't been hoggin much lately to the heat but I been training a coonhound for my pappy. Had a great hunt going Treed two Coon with the pup and my old dog jack( walker medley hardwood swamp bred.) . He's getting old and was pretty winded so I put him in the box. Decided it was still early and that riverbottom seemed to be full of Coon I just had a good feeling the pup would tree if she got on a hot track. I dumped her down the bank and kicked back on a log. Bout twenty minutes she struck in and man she sounded good ball mouth track dog. Took her thirty minutes of grubbing and she finally located and slammed a tree. I walked to her and Mr. Ringtail was there looking down I was really proud she was Treeing every breath. I decided since it was her first Coon she Treed solo I was going to knock it out. I walked outta that bottom while she filled the whole countryside up with with a ringing chop. I jumped in the truck and drove a mile to my dads farm went in and got the 22 when I came out on the porch I could still hear her Treeing every breath. I got back to the barns in the bottom and parked the truck when I got out she wasn't treeing . I walked in to that tree only to find her Hung eyes starting to glaze over. I don't cry much but I cried the whole time I cut her down and carried her. I feel she would have been a great dog and I feel part responsible I usually make sure my dogs can slip the collar. I sat on my dads porch all night thinking about it. He came out and talked with me. His words made a lot of since and are comforting but some things in life are hard to swallow. Anyhow just wanted to get it off my chest. RIP Martins Hardwood Bee.

 Sorry for your loss. Its hard to loose a good dog. RIP Bee.

Sorry hear about your dog, thats a tough way for one to go.

Sorry for your loss

Thanks can't be reversed but I wish I had the night to do over again. I guess I've been lucky I've only lost one hunting dog that wasn't to natural cause.

I hate to hear that about the dog.  Just the other day, we went hunting and lost a red gyp on a hog.  Last time the Garmin showed her, she was treed at over 2 miles, then the collar quit.  Never found her, but gotta call two days later and someone had picked her up.  Well I met up and no tracking collar, but I was fortunate just to have her home.  Well on the way home, stopped at my dads house and I walked in and walked out and she had jumped out and broke her neck.  Shed been riding in the truck like that for years and then all of a sudden she decided to do that.  I cried for three hours over that gyp.  Had more bottom and want to then most dogs and it was a dog you could rely on to produce pork.  She looked at alot of hogs in her day and will be sorely missed.  I buried her that afternoon, it was the least I could do for her after all she did for me. RIP Bee and Dixie.  Two good dogs lost to horrible accidents.

Sorry to hear about your dog BA-IV. I can say I know how it feels the whole time I wrote that post I had a knot in my throat. I spent a lot of hours behind that dog waiting for the light switch to come on it finally did and I guess she wanted it bad enough she climbed to get it. I never had her climb before. I don't know it broke her neck or strangled her. I know she was gone when I finally got her down I even tried CPR but to no avail. I'll never dump another dog again b4 I check to make sure they can slip both collars.

Sorry to hear man,seems like the ones that really start to shine are the first to go.......

sorry for the loss my man, ive been in the same spot and only thing to do is keep it goin and dont make the same mistake twice, she sounded like a great dog