Message #484237

[Cajun]

I think you can whip a dog & get him away from you but you cannot make him hunt. He is just out there out of sight of you.
  I really feel it is genetic. I have seen a lot of young pups like your 7 month old. They might not know what they are hunting yet but they are sure out there hunting something & not standing by your feet.
  While exposure does help, especially in the tracking dept. dogs that get out & hunt or born with it.
  Just remember, it is a lot easier to put brakes on a dog then it is to put a motor in one.