If I was in your shoes I would either chain or kennel the dog with an older dog that did what I wanted. I would pay attention to see how well they buddy up. I would use the older dog to show it I'm a good thing. It would also help get the dog hunting. I have one I can't catch on the yard but tell him to load up and he will at home or in the woods. I am a firm believer in using the buddy system on dogs. I have 2 packs of dogs. One is loose the other catchy. They are set up in the yard as such. I don't handle young dogs any more than necessary.
Shotgun
Arkansas
That's what I don't understand. I have been letting him run with mine and friends' dogs, hell I even let him run with my house pet pit bull in an attempt to use the buddy system. They run together all day and are the best of pals, but when I call her to me or get her to listen to my commands or just handle her in general, he hangs back with his tail tucked and his chin dragging the ground. I guess really my question should be can I get a dog that doesn't trust or really like me to hunt for me? I have worked so hard on getting a handle on him that in the woods he is afraid to range out unless I scare him off which goes against everything I've been teaching him about trusting me and puts me back to square one.
