Young dogs.

A lot of dogs will follow your lead, monkey see monkey do. Next time you’re down under there with them try barking at the sow and not chasing the shoats. They will likely pay attention to you. Lol I’m picking of course. Maturity will help some. I’ve experimented some over the years with the hogs my dogs were started on. I do think it has a bearing on them in the woods. For example, I’ve gotten to where I don’t hardly ever show them a sow. It seems like they bay more boat hogs when I do this and it also seems like they have a higher percentage of saves in the sense of staying with a boat that try’s to brush them off on other hogs. I think you could fix the shoat chasing if it becomes a problem. Right now though, I don’t know that I would be that worried about it. Another way the kinda stop that that I would try is by trying to get your catch dog on the sow. I would bet they would abandon the shoats to come to a caught hog. A couple times of that might plant the seed. Just food for thought. Good luck, it sounds like they have want to.

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