Heat Cycle’s

Austin…your posts are always interesting and I enjoy reading them…

I don’t mind a little skirmish among pups but not all out war to discover pecking order…instead I focus on casual corrections at feeding time and when other opportunities arise…I’ll feed 5 week to 8 week puppies a raw hog head first thing before feeding and I won’t allow any fighting and praise when they focus on the task at hand…

Pups…I will never pick a dominant pup that wants to show he is the boss and then constantly reminds the other pups that he or she is the boss…and like you said they tend to carry that trait in the field and in the breeding pen…I have seen pups that stood back away from aggression and appeared to be meek yet were almost like bulldogs on a hog and the more dominant dogs displaying more caution…I’ve seen that more than a few times…

On the two females…both are aggressive on a hog and both hunt really well…but the one I like is far better in appearance, a better coat and put together like I like them…she can jump pretty high and is quicker than her sibling…she can crawl out of a 6 ft. High kennel and then jump out…took a while to finally get her contained…

I bred her sister on account I am running low on good dogs and I know both will produce well…
The one I’m breeding is put together well but is smaller yet fairly thick and compact…

When Storm comes in heat I will breed her and will keep 3 or 4 pups from that litter…
I would like to get a few as good as that Ladner dog you talk about…once upon a time I had quite a few of those type of hunting dogs…