shotgun, thats what Im thinking, once you get the pups fired up, put them in the pen with a smaller hog once or twice a month til one year old and acting mature, then to the woods.
If theyve been firing up young Ive been not showing them a hog for six months and then taking them hunting and its like they lost their mojo
slim I bet that pup will be fine, put em on a shoat a few times and give him some confidence, I wait til they have permanent teeth til I let them try anything bigger than a shoat. Were all learning as we go, Im glad we have ETHD to bounce ideas around
I think your thought process is pretty good based on what you said above. So when doing any dog training when they are young you always want short positive experiences only at least until they are a year or so. Lots of short positive experiences. Next is just a thought of my own but if they are bigger rougher dogs you might want to give them more than 12 months for their teeth to set, not only that but larger dogs usually mature slower. I would be a little more patient with really rough young dogs and you might want to wait just a bit longer than you would with a loose baying dog. Just some thoughts.
