Should you show affection to hog dogs?

My dogs are all raised inside til they are 3-4 months old. My bird dogs love attention more than any dog I have, but when we hunt, they are all business.

Blade will walk up and fall over wnating his belly rubbed with my foot, but when we turn him out, he is out and about. Same with all my dogs. The young dogs hang around but in my eye, because they are not sure what they should be doing.

We lay rub one's head when he is on the truck, but when they get put down, that stops. When I call them to the truck and we load them, I will pat them on the side and tell em good dog, but that is about all the attention they get in the woods. At home, Its whatever I feel like, belly rubbing, head and ears, whatever.

I have asked this and have seen it come up several times. I also asked the folks that wanted my pups how much attention they would get.

Raise and hunt yours your way and I will do the same for mine. But I really dont see how it can affect a dog and would even suggest if the dog continues to hang around, it may be a bit short on drive.