Beautiful…thanks for sharing…this year we went white water rafting down the Grand Canyon…hopefully the next vacation will be Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks…

Sorry to hear that…he look young and strong and maybe not in his prime just yet…if his tendon isn’t cut thru I would spray cut heal on it 3 times a day…

JSH…the two females I have tend to guard their food bowls and another dog doesn’t have to be very close when they do…

When I write it is to bring up topics that we do not talk about very often and are based on personal experience’s and I develop my theories from those experiences…day in and day out I will say most gyps in estrus will react more like what I described…but then it could be more because of the type of dog I like…

T-dog…as you know dogs evolved from human intervention…both females are nice for hunting and  breeding…the one I prefer is not as heavy build and has a better coat, both have good conformation as far as bone structure goes…I did breed the female on account I am short on good dogs…I haven’t felt this good about a breeding in a good while…hoping I get a few good ones out of this cross…

Years ago, before the internet I was reading an article about heat cycles in female dogs…the article was an actual study performed in some college…it was saying that the heat cycle is triggered by the length of day, they used an artificial light that mimics sunlight and were able get the females to start their cycles…
I have seen when I kennel two females together, they will get along just fine until one or both start their heat cycles and then the war is on…they will need to be separated…I cannot say this is always true on account it is only a few observations that I have made but it’s something interesting to think about…
Right now I have two nice females but favor one over the other and both are really nice…the one I favor was  showing signs of coming in heat, and during feeding time I would let them loose together…well they got into a serious fight and when I saw what was happening the one I favored was losing the fight and was submitting to her sister…she was further along in her cycle but she came out of heat and her sister eventually started her cycle…even after the fight I continued to turn them out together and I could see that the dominate female was making sure to remind the other who was boss…after thinking about what happened I am making sure there is no rank among them because I am the alpha and the only alpha in the yard, no pecking order here…
My plans for breeding Storm went south…and this incident got me to thinking about the ways of the wolves…in most cases, it is one female that comes in heat and that female is the alpha female…so it is possible that if a subordinate female is starting to go into her cycle the alpha female nips it in the bud…this ensures survival of the fittest and also keeping their population in check…and the day will come when another younger and more fit subordinate female will rise to alpha status…again, this ensures survival of the fittest out in the wild where human intervention is not possible, or kept to a minimum…not saying all this is fact but it is personal theory…

That’s a good looking dog…glad it was found…

Good hog an excellent hunt…

The fleas are back this year…my outside dogs are doing good but the inside dog was getting bumps all over on account he is allergic to flea bites from what I can see…he has the run of the backyard several times a day so that doesn’t help…

The show Airedale…l don’t know about now but I don’t think it has changed since then…
In my younger years I used to run my dogs at the beach when no one went to that particular beach in those days…I ran the dogs for exercise and to teach them how to road my style…I also did this to find out speed and stamina from each dog…

I had a Sandhill x Mooreland Airedale, probably around 65-70 lbs…very good looking dog…short coupled and flashy…this dog at half to 3/4 speed had a normal gait…anything past that and he started hopping…I knew that wasn’t normal so I slowed it down until he would get back into a normal stride…

Of course there is a reason for everything and I came up with a theory as to why he hopped at higher speeds…the show Airedale is bred to be short coupled compared to being tall which will exaggerate the leg length… not a square built dog but taller than long…this will make the dog prance…must pick up front legs before rear feet hit front feet making the dog prance…looks good but not very efficient…you don’t see this in the wild…
The hackney horse was developed in this way…breeders call it natural…it becomes a natural trait when the hackney is selectively bred to be short coupled…natural gait out of necessity due to unnatural shorter body…

Very impresive ....Any dog that can kill a coyote or javelina singlehandidly is a freak...What are his bloodlines,  Sandhill, Mooreland ?

I used to have a combination of the two and sometimes pure of each…also Quachita out of Mena, Arkansas…

Cajun…they have a wide loin and solid rears to match…the width between the front legs is not wide…but the chest is deep and the withers arch high into the neck and with a very muscular neck…

When they spread their rear legs and pin their adversaries down they can exert some power…

I believe a lot of the power is in the wide loins, sturdy rears and muscular necks…the necks are not wide but they are deep…

The mouth is fairly long and the ivory is easy to see…lol

If you clip their coats short they can go quite a bit longer without getting hot…I noticed that with the ones I had…Airedale’s usually are not fighters with other dogs which I liked and will side step a dog that is persistent in trying to start a fight…but once they commit, they can and will be fierce…

Looks good…I have 5 or 6 blow horns…I’ve got two that work really well…
One is a higher pitch cow horn that is really loud…
The other is from England…an old fox hunter horn from way back…very loud with a low pitch…several things that tells me it was used many years ago but like anything else…no real proof but my reasoning is this…the mouth piece is pewter which is about 30 percent lead…when blowing the horn, it  starts flaking off pieces of the horn…after a while the big end started cracking when blowing extra loud…I went ahead and coated it with clear epoxy to keep together…it looked brand new when I first got it so it must of been in storage for many years…I’ve had horns for over 40 years and they pretty well are in the same condition as when new…so must be very old…

If you were running rabbits with beagles I would say hunt her until she doesn’t want to hunt because she is about to have pups…

In a controlled environment such as a bay pen and having the gyp baying pigs at strategic times and durations…I think it would be helpful in improving your chances of having pups that will naturally take to baying and running hogs more so than if you didn’t…

Excellent dog work and story…good hog too…

My screen is cracked on my Alpha, Best contact to send it in for repairs, and price range?

Call Garmin…more than likely they will send you a refurbished alpha for a big discount and it will look brand new…just follow their instructions and have the serial number in front of you when you call…

Years ago a friend of mine had an awesome black brindle female…she was as good as they come as a catch dog…one of her sons was a black brindle as well, my favorite color…
We took him on a hunt one night and he was acting up terribly and I could see it was all a handling issue…I glared at that dog and thought…if you were my dog I’d beat your a$$ and straighten you out…we made eye contact and that was it, the rest of the hunt if could of got loose he would of had to die because he would have attacked me… learned something that night…lol

The bottom line…

Example using a feeding scenario because it is simple and easy to correct and it applies to the majority of discipline issues that come up…

We feed the pup and it growls and hackles up…give it a good tap on the head always keeping your cool…the pup will know if your doing it with anger…

Keep messing with the food bowl,and the pup growls again… give a harder tap on the head…keep working with the feed bowl or something close to the food bowl and repeat the process until the pup wags its tail…only at that time you pet the pup…repeat daily until he totally gets the hang of it…

The idea is for the pup to get the message…and not only to get the message but for the pup to remain confident and trusting around you…when you can do that you will have a better relationship with the pup and eventually, the dog that it will become…

Another thing…no self respecting dog will take excessive discipline…choose how you discipline wisely…usually, you can discipline most any dog you own as long as it has a way to retreat…

In my yard I have done lots of correcting…I have learned that when correcting they will circle back to me and lick my hand, I call it asking for forgiveness…at least that is how I see it and it also builds trust when I accept their apology…

Reuben that is all fine and dandy but that ship has already sailed for taps to correct aggression issues now. This is a grown dog baring teeth over things he doesn't like. And every time another issue happens and he gets away with it, it just reinforces it more in the dog. At this point there are only three ways to deal with it, and only the last two would be viable to me. One is he could just ignore it and or do his best to not get in those situations with the dog and hope none of his loved ones do either. Two cull the dog. Or three do the work to break the behavior. Watch how a professional trainer breaks this behavior in a grown dog, it takes work, commitment, and consistency and depending on how bad it actually is at this point it might be more than most regular dogs owners are willing to do or can do.

Also if I raised them then I can discipline them whether they have a way to retreat or not and if I couldn't they wouldn't be here long. I agree there are always limits but if you are a good handler then you shouldn't need to make many "hard" corrections and even those should be done intelligently and within reason. Association is everything when it comes to dog training, so it's always good to keep that in mind with all of your interactions with your dogs. This is all just my opinion so take it for what its worth.

Rednose…I totally agree with you…

I have been dealing with dogs many years and most of my corrections have been in the back yard…which includes breaking them off deer…breaking dogs is very easy and simple for me including getting the best out of them simply by doing the right things at the right time…doing the right things at the right time is key…I will venture to say that the inexperienced won’t even know training or corrections are taking place when my dogs are running free in the back yard or even when hunting…
What I was actually saying in my last post had mostly to do with building the right foundation with a pup so that the progression towards mature does have to end with issues like desertdog is having with his dog…

T-dog…my bet is that the dog you are dealing with will strike-out…but hoping for the best…

Good story Austin…that’s a really good picture of your dogs in the boat and the dogs acted really well finding and catching that young boar…

I feel the same when losing my best or favorite dog…it takes some of the pleasure out of the hunt but after a while it works out…

The bottom line…

Example using a feeding scenario because it is simple and easy to correct and it applies to the majority of discipline issues that come up…

We feed the pup and it growls and hackles up…give it a good tap on the head always keeping your cool…the pup will know if your doing it with anger…

Keep messing with the food bowl,and the pup growls again… give a harder tap on the head…keep working with the feed bowl or something close to the food bowl and repeat the process until the pup wags its tail…only at that time you pet the pup…repeat daily until he totally gets the hang of it…

The idea is for the pup to get the message…and not only to get the message but for the pup to remain confident and trusting around you…when you can do that you will have a better relationship with the pup and eventually, the dog that it will become…

Another thing…no self respecting dog will take excessive discipline…choose how you discipline wisely…usually, you can discipline most any dog you own as long as it has a way to retreat…

In my yard I have done lots of correcting…I have learned that when correcting they will circle back to me and lick my hand, I call it asking for forgiveness…at least that is how I see it and it also builds trust when I accept their apology…

Sounds like as much or more that he’s challenging you than feeling threatened. He wouldn’t make it here. You can probably fix a lot of that but the way I am, I wouldn’t like his natural demeanor enough to feed him another kibble. We all have vises that we will tolerate when it comes to dogs. For me, biting and fighting are my two biggest dislikes. I have ZERO tolerance for either. Either get along or you’ll get along lol.


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Yep…when the dog feels threatened and defends himself and you backed down…now the dog knows he can challenge you anytime he dislikes something you want from him…it is much harder to break a dog once this happens…know when and how much is key…

Even a chihuahua will come out fighting when he feels threatened when cornered…

That is why I said earlier that you must know when and how much discipline to apply…if you like your dog

I also think when disciplining a dog we must maintain our cool…once in a while we do need to make a statement…

If I had a dog that I couldn’t break from possibly biting someone I would eventually get rid of it…