To clear something up- It takes a certain type of dog to be used for shooting. A gritty dog wont do it. I shoot over two of mine that are back and bay on anything over 75lb. And to add to WestTexasCurs statement- A dog I have was shot over many times. She will bay close, when she sees the gun go up she will back up while baying to give me the room to shoot. I feel 100% that if you have a pack of bay and shoot dogs you will get far less cuts. I am talking about dogs that were trained to be shot over not just dropping some dogs that arnt gun broke and going hunting. If I wantted ome dogs to shoot over 100% I would start them young and look for the loose baying dogs that have little to no grit and use no more then two at a time. I am not a great shot but common sense makes up for it.
Certain dogs will be better around guns.I try to gun break my pups at a young age.Shooting a 22 around them all the time.My pups learn to tree squirrels real young.They learn guns are good,and they get rewards after I shoot.Not all my pups will take to guns,some just never get used to them.But after awhile the ones that are really gun crazy make good dogs to shoot around.But I cant stress enough start them young,and give them rewards after you shoot.Works well for me.
