Good points, Scott. I've never thought of the feeding / loading thing. I just usually run down through the kennels from beginning to end. I've been messing with hog dogs for a pretty fair amount of years, though my hunting styles and ideas have changed and evolved along the way. Just goes to show, there's always something new to learn. Thats what I really like about this board.
In the past. I have always believed that the true test of an up and coming dog is to take the single dog and dump them on the ground with a group of unfamiliar dogs. When I do this what I'm watching for is not so much who strikes the hog first, but overall how the dog hunts. That will usually let me know if my assumption is correct or if I'm wishing too hard.
With my dogs, I depend on the pack but I strive for independence. I want each to be great.
I'm going to continue and watch the gyp. Like I mentioned, the particular hunt happened in a way that I was able to stand and watch things for a while that I don't normally see. Now I have to find out if indeed there is a problem and if so put a plan together to fix it.
Thanks for the input!
