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Saltydog Catahoulas
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If i came to buy a pup from you at just weened how SHOULD it hunt? No matter what dam and sire! IE how do your dogs hunt?
Simple straight forward questions.
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Again, RDjustham, a very general question. If you were in my yard to buy a puppy, the most important thing for you to ask IS how do the parents hunt, what's their disposition, what's their conformation like, blah blah.
Given that the parents hunt well enough by most standards, and other questions answered meet your standards, and you buy your pick of the litter, the rest depends upon you, as a handler. The blood(genetics) runs true--always does in the good lines. It's up to you to bring out the best of those genetics. Genetics is giving you the package that will DEVELOPE into a dog similar to his/her parents. The rest is environmental. For instance, if a handler takes his puppy and takes him to the woods once a week when he's 6 weeks old allowing the pup to gain experience, he will be way ahead of the other guy who bought a litter mate, and stuck him on a chain until he is a year old, then takes HIS pup to the woods. It ain't rocket science which pup is going to be the better woods dog. This is an example of two littermates--genetics are the same, yet their environment dictates how the outcome comes together.
There is no magic bullet answer. The best we can do is generally, my dogs all work great. Generally, this dog goes 1200 yards and checks in every 45 minutes--blah blah. But none of that matters so much. I have seen so called dog handler wreck a jam-up strike dog in 5 minutes. Take that same dog and put him in a good handler's hands, and the dog charges hell with a glass of water.
So, RDjustham, can you answer the question, hows "that" dog work? It all depends on a lot of things that in the end, doesn't it.
I have had people ask if I guarantee my dogs to hunt. The answer is, yes, I guarantee my dogs to hunt-----for me. I can't guarantee they will hunt for you, though. I do not guarantee a handler's ability. Dogs are great judges of character. (I guarantee my dogs to be genticly and vet sound, though)
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