minimum amount of handling is all I care for in my dogs...
Me too!
When I first got into hog hunting I used to ask how long our hunt would be? The patented reply, "As long as the dogs want to!"
I think that statement alone has been one of the reasons I've gotten to hunt behind so many good dogs. I don't go hunting unless we can let the dogs finish whatever they start. Boogie won't even look at you in the woods if you call his name while he's working on something. He just starts running faster. Sure it's not for everyone to hunt this way but we love it. I'd much rather be going into the 10th hog of the day and everyone huddle up before we go into the bay ". F' the hog! Someone catch that damn Red dog so we can go home"
