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« on: December 22, 2011, 10:13:03 am » |
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Training dogs is not about quantity, it's more about timing, the right situations, and proper guidance...After that it's up to the dog...
A hunting dog is born not made...
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« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2011, 10:23:56 am » |
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Bring on the Border Collie stories.
Mine speaks 4 languages and does sign language.
He does read my mind all the time. obeys numerous hand commands and won't boop in the yard ( he goes to the woods). He walks backwards and stays (hours) when told.
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« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2011, 10:38:58 am » |
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i would have to agree , if i could only find a woman that can understand me like my border collie  |
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« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2011, 10:41:24 am » |
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I have one right now, dont think she's the greatest or smartest and really, she's just getting started. She has hog sence though. She ain't gonna be the first to kick dirt in your face or usually even strike first but after the first hog of the hunt, she's gone. She rolls out like an old hand and just knows there's more hogs to stop. Its kinda like once she clocks in to work, she's all work till I blow the whistle. I know she's young, but I'm excited to see her mature more so than any of the others. At home, she's just plain smart and seems to read my body language easily. When I feed the cows she keeps them at a distance till I exit the pen and there's even one horse I dislike for various reasons and she won't bay it, but simply postures at it.
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« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2011, 10:43:56 am » |
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Most intelligent... Hard to say, as I have had many different dogs for different tasks.
My Border Collie, Chip, he's smart, but in a rain man kinda way. He is probably the most eager to please, and loyal dog I have ever been around. Sometimes I don't think he comprehends me, but he tries awful hard.
Chelsea, a Lab mix I had as a teenager. Absolute best dog/friend I have ever had. Unless you've had a dog as your best friend, you wouldn't understand the connection we had. She knew my moods, was obedient, could talk to her like a human, and swear she understood every word. It's hard to say if we had the relationship because she was a special dog, or if it's because we spent so much time together. When she was a pup, she chewed up a $600.00 hot tub cover. My dad bought a new one. The next week, she chewed up another, that I paid for. After that, dad laid down the law, and said if it happens again, she's gone. I decided to spend so much time with her in the evenings after school, that she would be tired the following day and sleep, waiting for me to get back from school. It worked, and she rested in the daytime, played hard every evening, running along me on my bike, or playing fetch. She never chewed again, and was never bored, as she had an outlet... I'd say she was good to me, because I was good to her.
Lena, our homebred aussie. Another one that understands english. Just talk to her, tell her what you want, and she'll do it. Smart, obedient, and willing... everything we wanted in that breeding.
There are probably smarter, better dogs, but these are some standouts in my mind.
I'd say it's hard to qualify a smart dog, but I know a good dog when I see one.
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« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2011, 10:49:24 am » |
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The most intelligent dog that we ever owned was a heeler named Radar about 15 yrs. ago. We could send him to the back of our pasture to bring the roping steers up by himself. If we were out in the pasture with him we were working or pushing the cows up, he would look at me and I would point at which cow I thought he needed to nip and he was right on it. Also, he would correct other dogs that would get too aggressive with the herd. He had a scar on his snout where his mother corrected him, I guess thats where he learned it. He loved people but would not tollerate a stray dog in his yard. Ol' Radar took care of business and ran the place. |
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« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2011, 10:59:31 am » |
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The most intelligent dog that we ever owned was a heeler named Radar about 15 yrs. ago. We could send him to the back of our pasture to bring the roping steers up by himself. If we were out in the pasture with him we were working or pushing the cows up, he would look at me and I would point at which cow I thought he needed to nip and he was right on it. Also, he would correct other dogs that would get too aggressive with the herd. He had a scar on his snout where his mother corrected him, I guess thats where he learned it. He loved people but would not tollerate a stray dog in his yard. Ol' Radar took care of business and ran the place. my brother had a heeler he called Smokie...dog was real smart and always rode with him almost everywhere...kinda like what you are saying about Radar... He has had several sense then but not even close to Smokie... |
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Training dogs is not about quantity, it's more about timing, the right situations, and proper guidance...After that it's up to the dog...
A hunting dog is born not made...
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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2011, 11:02:20 am » |
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My yard dog Bella is by far the most intelligent dog I have owned. She is a purebred Austrailian Cattle dog(Red Heeler) and just seems to always know what you want from her. Ever since she was a pup I could almost talk to her like a person and she would respond. She also instintively works cattle very good using voice commands with no training what so ever. Just a good ol dog!
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« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2011, 01:23:39 pm » |
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i had a brittany named brittany.. kinda corny but i could say "can" and she would go find my dip can and bring it to me, when i worked her as a pup i noticed that she would go get my old cans out of the trash and bring them to me so i would throw it and say can and she would bring it back
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« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2011, 02:28:16 pm » |
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after reading all of this i have decided my dog is a total dumb a$$ , maybe i dont need a new wife after all. |
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« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2011, 09:27:43 am » |
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I had a dog named Yeller that was pretty smart...I didn't know it at the time but I did know he was layed back, independent and observant. I look for these traits in a hunting dog because of Yeller.
I laid a track for the pups at about 10 weeks old and he led the pack around always in front. He made it look easy even from the first time so I made harder tracks and he made that look easy. I doubled back on a track and put the drag in a five gallon can and he made that look easy...I figured that was enough training/testing. That just blew my mind. He was about 3 months old or so when he done that...He was striking and running pigs by 4.5 to 5 months old. Don't mean he would find hogs but trailing and trying hard. No, I am not saying he was a good hog dog then...I was looking at what this special pup could do at that age...He just amazed me at all he could do...He hunted at a run with his head up and cold nosed but only took good tracks...a man I know said that that was nothing to get excited about because he didn't bay the hog...I just told him I was looking at what a 4.5 to 5 month old pup could do...he was doing things that older pups couldn't do...
He just made finding and baying hogs look easy at 10 months of age. I had another top hog dog at the time named Smoke and they were neck and neck when Yeller was 1 year old. Before Yeller was 1.5 years old he was better than Smoke...Gave Smoke to my brother after that...
When Yeller got old and slowed down due to injuries he still struck first most of the time. I dropped the tail gate and he would make a round. If he came back in 5 minutes you could bet there were no hogs in that neck of the woods...If he didn't come back you can bet he was going to be bayed somewhere...
If he came back he would stay with us until he smelled hog and then he would leave and get bayed somewhere. In the meantime the other dogs were always hunting but he struck first anyway at least 90 percent of the time...Always ledn the pack even though he had slowed down...I have had some good dogs since him but no Yeller...He would run alone or lead a pack and as long as it took to get the job done...He was 1/2 mtn cur and 1/2 brindle BMC...
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« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2011, 10:18:46 am » |
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after reading all of this i have decided my dog is a total dumb a$$ , maybe i dont need a new wife after all. Craig i was thinkin the same thing  |
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« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2011, 12:11:52 pm » |
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Every dog I've got has done something to amaze me but my old cur dog Chockie is Probly the smartest. He's not the most energetic dog but get him on fresh sign or down wind of a hog and he's going to it. The best part about him is his desire to please me. He will do anything for me. I use him to retrieve ducks, work cows, squirrel hunt, coon hunt... you name it. He knows every bit of body language that I'm capable of. He knows when to stay and when to come without me telling him. I can point my thumb to the bed of the truck and he's loading up. Never once in his life has he ever stopped in the house or even in the yard. He doesn't beg for attention. If you're petting another dog he backs up and watches you. The only thing he does wrong is when he sees you with a pill or a syringe, he's going to hide. He HATES shots and medicine. Even if you hide it behind your back he just knows what you're doing.
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Some people call it damage... I call it hog sign.
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« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2011, 12:14:52 pm » |
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(Crapped ) in the house.
Its also impossible to keep him in a kennel. He will find a way out of anything.
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Some people call it damage... I call it hog sign.
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« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2011, 12:32:55 pm » |
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. The only thing he does wrong is when he sees you with a pill or a syringe, he's going to hide. He HATES shots and medicine. Even if you hide it behind your back he just knows what you're doing.
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« Reply #15 on: December 24, 2011, 02:36:36 pm » |
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When I was younger my dads bird dog (half Brittany half German shorthair ) used to always climb the ladder when we were on the roof . Started once when we were putting up Christmas lights and she was out of her pen , we would call her every once and a while to make sure she hadn't ran off and this time instead of coming to the side of the house we were on she figured she would join us on the roof ! And every time after ! She was the best working dog I've ever seen . She was killed by a 52" rattlesnake in 93'
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