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Brass brands are the only thing I've ever seen used for freeze branding. As I said in a previous post I just don't think that steel would keep the cold long enough. Never tried it though. The object is to get the hair root cold enough to kill the color pigment.
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Never branded any dogs but it cant be any different from freeze branding horses. Brass is the best. If you use steel brands then it will probably turn out splotchy and hard to read.
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A scared dog dont get no meat !
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Have seen both. As above brass holds the cold better. If your using steel brands use nitrogen instead of the dry ice method. Just make sure you let it soak long enough for the frost to build half way up your handle before application.
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gomer
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Never thought of dye branding. Thanks for the idea I dye branded a few dogs today ill try to post some pics.
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YELLOWBLACKMASK
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Yep its simple and very visible along with being durable. Here is how I made a simple paint brand out of sucker rod.   |
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gomer
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I need to make me one like that. I used my brass one I use to freeze brand my horses and it is just a little thick, but it still looks good.
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lcboarstoppers
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when u freeze brand em do they try and fight u pretty bad?? is it a good idea to have some people help u hold em down??
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Sorry not a great pic but only one I have.  [/quote] So is this dye in the pic? If so give a lil step by step if you could. Also what color dye would you use on a black dog? I really like the hair dye idea. |
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"Pedigree indicates what the animal should be. Conformation indicates what the animal appears to be. But PERFORMANCE indicates what the animal actually is."
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Freeze branding you need multiple people assist restraining the dog. Duct tape legs together and around mouth. No matter how big and strong you are they are gonna thrash around. You better be steady with the iron or it will come out to wide or not clear. When you slap iron rock it back and forth in a circling motion until it burns in good.
I can give more in depth step by step on nitrogen times and application if someone is interested.
Paint branding.
Buy some hair dye in the contrasting color from the dog being branded.
Mix your dye with the application gel and pour into a plastic plate.
Let it sit and thicken in open air for about 5 to 10 min and get darker.
Take dog out by itsself and leash it to a fence or wire up high so they cannot sit down easily.
Dip brand into gel numerous times until brand face is saturated heavily with gel.
Then just press brand onto location that you desire branded and momentarily rock back and forth and pull brand directly off.
Let gel dry and its good for several months of hard hunting.
Check gel to.make sure its dry before placing dogs back in kennel together or they will rub up against each other or will sit down on the back hips and cause smudging.
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