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Goose87
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« on: February 20, 2020, 11:33:34 am » |
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Like Cajun said, and not to be a smart A$$ at all or put down on your dog, some have it and stick every time, and some don’t and can’t, and like T-Dog said their early disposition can show a lot early on and intelligence, intelligence is the key thing I breed for in both catch dogs and bay dogs, I don’t care how good they are at one certain thing, if they’re not problem solvers and constantly repeat their same mistakes then they don’t stay here, will your dog work a flirt pole, I like to start my bulldog pups on a flirt pole as soon as they’ll go after one, this teaches and conditions them to use their mouth wisely and catch things on the fly and how to move and maneuver to catch something, not to mention the physical conditioning it gives them, there are so many variables to consider like T dog mentioned that play a part in separating catch dogs from dogs that catch, we are catching with a male we raised off one of our males, HTB Gr Ch Big Whiskey that’s as game and hot bred as one can be but was cold and level headed from birth and flies to a bay like he’s shot out of a cannon and nails the ear every time and I can count on one hand how many times he’s missed, with time and experience he’s slowed down a bit and is making a catch dog for sure, we’ve figured out the times he missed was when we unsnapped him with another catch dog at the same time and he was more worried about racing and beating the other dog there, now we’ll send him and wait 3-5 seconds later and send the other giving him a 10 yd head start or so, since we started doing that we haven’t missed one yet with him, if you have access to watch him catch in a pen then I’d utilize it and really be honest with yourself and evaluate he’s catching style, if he repeatedly misses in an open pen chances are he is going to bust a lot of bays, some settle down and learn the tricks over time and some never will, not all Indians were good hunters, some had to stay at camp and gather fire wood, I hope he turns around and figures it out for you...
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