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My bull dog gyp turnd on real good . Then all of sudden all she wants to do is catch the let go and bark .. she is young but my question is what should I do . Let her mature some.?

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She comes from real good blood. She is 5 months old .. sometimes she will catch so hard her eyes look like there gonna pop out lol

What good blood did she come from? Most pits will catch but you
Have to be selective on which ones you let be YOUR catchdog. When you say good blood, has someone devoted lots of time and several (more than 4) generations of dogs to create a catchdog line?

Yes sir t bob let me correct it.. I got her from a guy up around Clinton Louisiana . I was told she comesfrom good blood.. I have seen both parents catch but that's all I know for sure .. it strange because she is real good sometimes when I work with her then other times she will catch the bark then catch and so on .

5 months? Answered your own question. Teeth probably havnt even set yet. Could be sore? I wouldn't let a bulldog catch a good hog till at least 10 months, but that's just me.

Bet her mouth hurts

5 mo old  probably doesn't even have a FULL SET of adult teeth yet. I would leave her be for 6 months. Teach her to walk through woods on a lead or something.

To young to judge.

When i started my bulldog he did the same thing...  now that he's older when he catches he stays caught.

in my opinion 5 months old is in no way shape or form the age to work a catchdog  let alone judge it . all you should be doing with a bulldog that young is socializeing it and teaching it the basic art of handle  . what's the rush in trying the dog this young at catching ????

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My two curr pups adult teeth aren't even set in yet and they are six months and doesn't a bull dog mature slower

So you guys are saying not to show my bull dog a baby pig at this age. ? The pig is litttle and its not like I'm tryin to catch with her . I was just seeing what she would do... I read all the post about four or five months old pups and people training them. And I do not know if curs mature faster or not , but I was just wondering yalls opinion ..

thats like askin your 5 yr old to run a marathon my friend. train her right now on conditioning and running and begin catching after a year

Yes sir .. thank yall for the advice ..

I didn't see that she was only 5 months old.

No, there's no reason to show her any hogs right now, no matter what size. But as far as reading posts about other people's 4-6 month old pups already being started
And crap, well don't worry, most of that is just internet talk.

Thank you t bob I really have never tried to start a cd. So that is my fault for tryin to start her ..I guess ill start asking before I do next time.. guess your right Bout internet talk on that subject .   

Ain't no fault to it. Your just doing what everybody else was acting like they were doing. Learning new things comes with the territory so don't worry over it none, just don't keep letting her bay. If she's a pit, shell let you know when she's ready.

It may not be the right way to do it.........But I really dontdo anything but handle and haul my dogs around until about a year old. Not cause I heard it was the thing to do, I just dont think they are physically ready to handle much else, and it saves alot of headache when they have a handle the first time you cut em loose. Just my $0.02

Thanks again .  Like u said I'm sure she will let me know. But knowing all thos were gonna start working on other things till she is old enough ..

I don't know if it's right or not but I treat bulldogs and bay dogs different as far as starting them. I'll show a bay dog a shoat at 12 weeks but the bulldog won't see one till about 10 months. If a bay dog pup does what you want it's just gonna bark. If a catch dog does what you want then he's gonna catch. It's always been the teeth issue with me. Just the way I was taught.

That's what I'm learning bout bull dogs now ..teeth r the issue

Oh, and don't worry if the dog starts slow. My 3/4 Pitt-1/4 Cat danced with the pig first time, caught soft on the second trip and hammers and latches down now. I've never seen a bulldog that wouldn't catch.

Yea I know she will get better .. just did not know not to start her thus young . I know now what to do with her at thos age

I second that NEXT!!  You don't want a dog that you don't know if its going to let go or not when you get in there to catch, DO YOU?? somthing to think about.....If it was me, I would move on to the next one.  Just saying.

I have to disagree with you about gettin rid of her. Five months old is a little young to tell what she will be

X2 mine didn't start losin teeth till 4.5 I'm not as experience as some of y'all but it could b her mouth is sore like others said

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Same here I think her mouth was sore ..we r now just working on manners now until she is older

get another cd

Keep her!!! 5 months is WAY to early to know.


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You didnt do anything wrong by starting your pup early. It all boils down to personal preference. There are several of us on here that have multiple generations of proven catch dogs and most of us start pups early in order to evaluate our litters and keep things moving in the right direction. You just have to be smart about it and be mindful of there teeth. The training method i use has worked well and i havent had an issue with teeth at all. When u can give them exposure to there future job with out putting them at risk, it gives them an edge when u do take them to the woods for the real deal at a year old. Really no different than doing pig drags with cur pups. Feel free to pm me if you would like the details on what has worked for me. I would be happy to help.
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No sir id get rid of her cant have that at all. Thats when you get your dogs cut or killed because of bulldogs letting go. To many good cd out there to stick to one that is half ass.

o wait sorry i didnt see that she was 4 months old. Yeah id keep her around a little longer

Keep it fun for the dog. Dont just let it catch everytime. Tie it up and make her want it then let her get some but not for long. As long as you see interest at that age your good. Plus the whole teeth situation is correct. I had a pup turn on at that age and i notice he wasnt holding on good he kept knawing at it and it was cause both his canines were gone.