I think that since that was his first serious cut he didnt expect it when it happened and didnt understand, it kind of surprised him. He went back and caught the hog after you got to him and "calmed" him down. I think he will be ok to keep hunting.
this topic is good. cull buck has already stated that he is keeping the dog, so no matter we say his mind is made up of the dog. his MAIN question was simply is the dog a cull and are his standards lower than most because he wants to keep the dog...
my opinion is simply that yes the dog is a cull. i could careless if it was his first time seeing a hog or his 1000th time seeing a hog, if a cd has to be "talked" into catching hog after it gets hit hard then it's a cull. the cd has one job..catch a hog no matter what and never let go. this is no different than a regripping dog. most all of us will cull a cd if they are always regripping. what is the difference than this dog?
next yes his standards are lower than mine for what i want in a cd. i want my cd to go to the bay hit on the front end of the hog and nto let go. i don't care if he gets hit hard before he gets to teh ear, that cd needs to be jumping up and running to get to that hog. a hog shaking a dog off or running a dog into a tree to get them off is one thing..long as that dog gets up right then and there and goes back to teh hog. i shouldn't have to slap sense into my cd cause he over there running in circles screaming like a girl...
