Message #229161

[DangerZone]

Slim, I have been working to make a dog of mine less gritty in the pen and what I've done is tie the hog by the hind leg on one side of the pen (short rope) or on a stake if out side the pen, then i use a 10 ft long lead on my dog hooked on the back of the neck and down the back to his mid section loop under him and back though so when he pulls to hard or i pull on the lead it tightens up on his genitals, when he goes to catch just give a little tug and he'll back up I also use a voice command just before i tug and when i tug on the lead,( works like a shock collar with a warning beep). my male has picked up on it real quick, i almost got him where i can voice command him loose or tight in the pen. this may not work for you but it has for me so far.. Good luck,  this technic is very slimmilar to force breaking a bird dog to retreive when commanded to flush.