Message #23609

[Bryant]

Squealin_Shoat,

First off, let me applaud you for doing your research and trying to educate yourself on what you desire in your pack before opening your wallet.

The desires you have for your pack are all very feasible.  The first thing I would suggest is that when you find some prospects that appear as though they will suit your needs, require that you hunt with them first in their usual environment and with the owner.

Keep in mind also, that dogs oftentimes will act differently by themselves, or with an unfamiliar group of dogs than they're used to hunting with.  For example, you buy three individual short range dogs from three different places.  Put them together, and they might start feeding and competing with one another and you end up with a pack that together will hunt deeper than alone.  Same can be said about catchy dogs.  I personally have two male dogs that are extremely catchy when hunted together...seperate them with looser dogs and they both will bay all day.  Some things like that you really can't control until you get a pack and start hunting them together.