I dont know of anything over the counter that would actually work.

When I have to do mine. I have injectable lidocaine (rx) but i have powdered lidocaine you can buy otc. I mix it with straight tap water and spray a liberal amount. It helps a ton if they are numbed up good.

But, I work on my dogs as pups to be able to work on them. I dont have to use anything stitiching or sewing but the numbing agent. I use rompum if I need to do other stuff like pull broken teeth.

Nice hog Mike!
What are in your shirt pockets? You carry two Garmin handhelds on you?



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Hunting them alone is the only way ive seen them back up........sounds like he is going to be a nice dog.

We have a lot as small boars have their ears chewed off that i cut. just part of the game. Nothing to mess anyone but my own dogs down the line.

Yall been working on them pretty good. Looks awesome!

Those size with teeth like that can do some damage. nice haul

You got a good guide and crew!

My brother and I had a Dogo. We bought him in 2000. He was a good catch dog. At my business at the time we had a five break ins. He was a phenomenal guard dog. He earned his feed at that. He would let a hundred people in the door. he would low growl at 1- 100 men that came in. my brother and I lived together and raised him from a pup. He never growled at my brother. But with a female in heat he growled at me and we had a come to Jesus moment one day. One time in the 10 years he lived. We crossed them them Pit( I am a big fan of the cross) and the males that took after the dogo would have the same reaction.  Everyone I have had loved kids.

Before I didnt like them because of the size. With the garmin and adding the handle. I can see them as a hand. I have noticed the dogo can be a quirky like that. That said i have never had a pit that wasnt an absolute teddy bear to everyone.

My experience with them. I hope everyone that has them good luck, they can make a mighty fine catch dog!

I listened to the podcast with him on it. He said they are mostly attracted to the kennel lights at night. Ive seen the bugs before but never knew they bit.

I did some research when i heard about it. The University of Fl tested a bunch of possums and coons and 50% of the the ones tested were positive for the parasite.

I believe they are in the clear.

I didnt even hunt them this weekend......I went and ran some deer hounds. You know its bad when your stuck to listening to hounds booo hooo at wood goats! 

Thanks yall

T-dog a spot i have been hunting 10+ years. Best I can think of is caught two hogs about 100#s last Saturday. One boar and one sow with a shoat pig. She got it Thursday so 5 day incubation sounds about right.  She recently lost a k9 and had the socket open. May have had something to do with it.....but that is pure speculation.

She caught the hogs with her pups that are 2 1/2. As of yesterday they did not show any signs. Fingers crossed they stay that way. They get it and ill be out of the dpg game.

Bad thing is I cut the boar and turned him loose as well as the sow and shoat.

The dog that died, her great grandmother died from psuedorabies about 15 years ago along with 3 other dogs. My buddy that had here has hunted for 50 years. That is the only time he ever dealt with it.

Just to give everyone a heads up. I lost a good solid older dog to Psuedorabies this week. She was hunted twice a week for the last couple months, Healthy as could be, and not yet 10 years old.

100% fine and healthy one evening to dead in less than 24hrs. All the classic symptoms. I hope not to have to deal with it again for a long time.

Looks like a good hunt. He looks like he is telling you how to fix stuff already, that boy is gonna be a hog hunter in no time!

Nice hogs

Nice hog. Them frog legs sure come in handy for that kind of country

Enormous does'nt even come close to describing that plant!

Instead of making them barrs yall need to cut a toe off or something to not make them jokers run so much! LOL

Nice hog Mike. Glad yall got him.

I dont breed a lot and usually only breed when I need new young dogs coming up. So I almost never do a second breeding. I usually am looking forward and not really looking for quantity. 

That said I think everyone is spot on about the dogs getting hunting. How many guys are going to struggle through times of hunting puppies solo, coming home empty handed, and really put the time, effort and boat leather to make a top notch dog. Really the breeder and a close knit group around them will put in the effort. We have all seen it. A nice promising dog is passed around to 4-5 homes before it its 2 years old. That dog has no chance compared to a dog in the same stable kennel hunted several days a week at the same age.

Genetics is a big big factor. Time and resources are so limited I believe there are more hog dogs born than ever get made.

My $.02 cents that aint worth more than a pile of dog crap! 

Them dogs yall got burning up the woods tdog, deputy dog is going to have to change his professions and go work for the fire dept.!! 

Most of them hunted every day except Oak. Every bear we bayed on the ground he got holes in him and I had to lay him up.

Sounds like a rough one that aint afraid to add some teeth.

Good pics and sounds like a good time. Enjoy them every year. Its a shame you used to be able to go to the big woods and get away from the crazy land owners in the city.....but they done moved in.

I hear you on the weather. its been miserable. But the end seems to be in sight. Hunted last night and it got cool riding on the buggy and actually got below 70 for the first time. Didnt help catch any hogs though!