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« on: February 29, 2012, 10:14:53 pm » |
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Just talking here but what is the first thing yall look at when you put a new young dog in the woods? In other words what makes you the happiest to see in a new young dog first time are two in the woods?  |
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The older I get the less Stupidity I can stand !
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KevinN
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« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2012, 10:19:02 pm » |
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I'm easy to please. I just want to see a pup hang with the big dogs. Not with me.
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« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2012, 10:22:29 pm » |
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I'm easy to please. I just want to see a pup hang with the big dogs. Not with me.
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Feed them good hunt em hard.
The best training can't make up for bad breeding.
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Peachcreek
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« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2012, 10:25:51 pm » |
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i LOVE to see independence...... ohh and hustle
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« Reply #4 on: February 29, 2012, 10:26:21 pm » |
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same here I dont want to be tripping over some pot licker walking thru the woods. I can trip on my own and got the scars to prove it. burning his own trail is always a pleasure to see in a pup.
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« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2012, 11:08:58 pm » |
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Independence. Natural Hunting Instinct. High Prey Drive. Wrapped up in a Yeller package.  |
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Reuben
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« Reply #6 on: February 29, 2012, 11:54:59 pm » |
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When you set that 4 month old puppy down and he runs and makes a good loop and then he runs by you coming from another direction with his head up looking from side to side...and he hits the water in the slough like he has done it a hundred times before...and you say dam...thats a dog right there...
a week or two later the pup is trying to run a track that the main strike dog went right over and didn't slow down.
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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: March 01, 2012, 06:19:34 am » |
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When you set that 4 month old puppy down and he runs and makes a good loop and then he runs by you coming from another direction with his head up looking from side to side...and he hits the water in the slough like he has done it a hundred times before...and you say dam...thats a dog right there...
a week or two later the pup is trying to run a track that the main strike dog went right over and didn't slow down.
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« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2012, 08:28:46 am » |
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When you set that 4 month old puppy down and he runs and makes a good loop and then he runs by you coming from another direction with his head up looking from side to side...and he hits the water in the slough like he has done it a hundred times before...and you say dam...thats a dog right there...
a week or two later the pup is trying to run a track that the main strike dog went right over and didn't slow down.
Hopefully one day I will find one to do this. |
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cujo72
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« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2012, 11:18:22 am » |
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Two maybe three things with a pup make me smile!
1. Independant Hunting style in the woods
2. Running right by the MOMMA Cow with the new baby and not caring
3. When you put all ur hunting stuff up after a dry run and it doesn't smell like SKUNK!!!!
THAT WILL PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE EVERYTIME!!!
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Bryant
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« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2012, 12:26:18 pm » |
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I'll take my pups several times to the woods alone when they're very young. My intention isn't to catch a hog, and often times I'll go right down from my house where there aren't even hogs. If I drop a pup on the ground...sit still and give him/her about a half hour then have to go use the Garmin to go find and pick him/her back up...you couldn't knock the smile off my face with a bat. Independance and the drive to hunt is the absolute first thing I look for. When I find my pups out of a litter that will consistantly get gone, then I'll do my part by giving them enough time in the woods to let them make sure enough dogs.
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A truly rich man is one whose children rush to fill his arms even though his hands are empty.
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« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2012, 12:31:58 pm » |
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I'll take my pups several times to the woods alone when they're very young. My intention isn't to catch a hog, and often times I'll go right down from my house where there aren't even hogs. If I drop a pup on the ground...sit still and give him/her about a half hour then have to go use the Garmin to go find and pick him/her back up...you couldn't knock the smile off my face with a bat. Independance and the drive to hunt is the absolute first thing I look for. When I find my pups out of a litter that will consistantly get gone, then I'll do my part by giving them enough time in the woods to let them make sure enough dogs.
how old u talkin twelve weeks? |
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Reuben
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« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2012, 01:32:53 pm » |
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I'll take my pups several times to the woods alone when they're very young. My intention isn't to catch a hog, and often times I'll go right down from my house where there aren't even hogs. If I drop a pup on the ground...sit still and give him/her about a half hour then have to go use the Garmin to go find and pick him/her back up...you couldn't knock the smile off my face with a bat. Independance and the drive to hunt is the absolute first thing I look for. When I find my pups out of a litter that will consistantly get gone, then I'll do my part by giving them enough time in the woods to let them make sure enough dogs.
your way of thinking is too much like my way...  |
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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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Bryant
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« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2012, 02:13:40 pm » |
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how old u talkin twelve weeks?
Here's an older thread where I had posted about working some puppies like I mentioned. I usually start doing this when they're about 6 months old. I have a pretty good idea from just watching them around the kennels of how they will act before I ever turn them loose but occasionally one will surprise or disappoint me. Reading back through the thread I posted below, the Traveler dog was the one I had my eye on back then, but right now my Boulder dog is the one really wanting to act the part. http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=32570.msg245464#msg245464 |
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A truly rich man is one whose children rush to fill his arms even though his hands are empty.
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Reuben
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« Reply #15 on: March 01, 2012, 02:47:17 pm » |
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I'll take my pups several times to the woods alone when they're very young. My intention isn't to catch a hog, and often times I'll go right down from my house where there aren't even hogs. If I drop a pup on the ground...sit still and give him/her about a half hour then have to go use the Garmin to go find and pick him/her back up...you couldn't knock the smile off my face with a bat. Independance and the drive to hunt is the absolute first thing I look for. When I find my pups out of a litter that will consistantly get gone, then I'll do my part by giving them enough time in the woods to let them make sure enough dogs.
how old u talkin twelve weeks? read the puppy apptitude article...pretty good...I start observing pups from day 1 but I look for pups that exibit above normal intelligence at a very young age...like when they first start trying to walk around I am watching who does what first etc. etc. I take the pups to the woods together and see who leads the pack and ranges out...Then I leave the lead pup at home and see who steps up and leads...if they all roll out then they are at least going to make pack dogs...but that is the proof and in reality these pups will probably grow up to be good hunting dogs... I am looking for natural ability...and I am one of the few who will say a hunting dog can be picked at 3 -4 months old if you know the line of dogs and the pup passes the testing...but I will also say that some pups that don't shine at a young age can go on and become great hog dogs...but I am looking for early starters who know how to find game and make it look easy doing it...because that is how to breed early starters and that is to identify them and if they go on to become great then they are worthy of breeding... the real testing starts at 8 weeks on up...but I lay the foundation down by socializing them beforehand... |
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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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Reuben
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« Reply #16 on: March 01, 2012, 02:49:41 pm » |
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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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Reuben
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« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2012, 03:07:26 pm » |
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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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