Rueben, thanks for sharing with us what you look for in a pup, Im always curious about how others pick and train their dogs. I have a couple ten week old pups that ive been messing with and the other day i heard a mousetrap I had laid in the yard pop, the pups followed me over to see what it was and the larger of the two saw that mouse flopping and clamped down on it before I could grab it, he wouldnt let go for anything, he ate it in a few bites. I felt kinda silly at the time cuz I was thinking, that there is a hog dog! Now I feel validated after reading your chicken leg story. LOL (:
your welcome...I try to share my experiences and ideas with those that are just starting out...does not mean I am always right but it is what I believe is right...lol
I do look for any sign that tells me what kind of dogs my pups will make...I set out small chunks of liver, chicken, wild hog or whatever...hang some off the ground and let the pups work off the wind and then I set drags and just see how they work when I turn them out...observing and doing these little things will help us in pup selection...and of course our hope is to select the very best...
