Shy versus skittish Cur

Not so much tolerance as it was not letting a dog or situation outsmart me if I could help it, please don’t take this as an insult bc in no way am I implying that, these situations aren’t rocket science problems, thinking outside the box and being creative like Reuben has mentioned in previous topics can reap huge dividends in the future, just have to ask yourself how bad do you want to resolve your problem, if she’s just another dog then let the cards fall where they may, if you can see potential to advance you in the future then it’s actually not that major of an undertaking when you look ahead of the curve, her and I both came out better individuals because of the experience, Tolerance only goes so far, today I won’t put forth that much effort, I have enough to work with now, back then my stringer of dogs was slim, and her performance was enough pro to outweigh the con of culling, even if it wasn’t my decision, my patience paid off, she reproduces better than herself and is a cornerstone in our breeding program, and still one of my old faithfuls I can depend on, caught a decent sow this morning with her, her son, and granddaughter, and one last night with her and she’s only been hunted 3 times in close to a year, so the juice was worth the squeeze, she maybe an exception to the rule who knows, and it helped knowing her back ground pretty extensive and realizing her potential, breeding around her I had my mind made up that all pups who displayed that trait would be disposed of, were all free to do as we wish and utilize whatever resources we have, and as long as the dogs are done right by then no ones advice or opinions matter, I wish you best of luck with this undertaking and if you may need anything else just pm me...

Off topic but same subject, years ago there was the Miller Brothers school of hound training, they began to search the country for those “special extra ordinary intelligent dogs, as soon as they heard of one anywhere they were loading up to go study these dogs to see if intelligence was nature/nurture, sure genetics played a role in these dogs working abilities and mental functions but wasn’t the “IT” factor, the common denominator in EVERY super smart dog they travelled to study was that everyone of them was raised like and as part of the family, again this reaps huge dividends later on down the road because there’s trust and respect there, not suggesting you do any of that, just putting it out there for yourself and others to take it for what you feel it’s worth...