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« on: January 02, 2014, 11:47:05 pm » |
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Greetings. New here. Would like to get into hog catching. Enjoying all the hours of reading and research. Own one gamebred pit. Hoping he learns to catch. Happy 2014!!
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KevinN
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2014, 11:48:38 pm » |
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Welcome...where bouts you located?
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"Let's talk some philosophy"
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Steeldog
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2014, 03:30:21 am » |
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Thanks. Amarillo, TX.
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KevinN
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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2014, 11:14:31 am » |
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I'm sure there are at least a couple doggers up there somewhere you can hook up with. Does your bulldog have manners around other dogs?  |
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Kid7
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« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2014, 11:28:48 am » |
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There's some big stout SOB's in that country
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Seth Gillespie
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Steeldog
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« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2014, 04:00:26 pm » |
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He's ok around other dogs unless he's challenged. Yes, some big boys around here.
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WayOutWest
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« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2014, 06:23:55 pm » |
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I've owned, bred, showed and judged these ADBA dogs for 35 yrs and tried a couple of them as catch dogs in the last couple yrs. A couple things that were different than other catch dogs. Mine were not ear dogs, with enuf work you might make ear dogs but mine did not really go to the ear. The other thing was I did not have enuf handle to stop one if the bay broke, they were gonna go till they caught something. I won't turn another one with that drive loose without a shock collar to get there attention. That being said if you have the help of good hogdoggers and some patience I believe you can make a gamebred dog into a catchdog but I got a APBT pup that has been linebred for catchwork for 10 or 12 generations. These are almost automatic on the ear and less dog aggression. They look just like a gamebred dog but run 65 to 90 lbs. I may cross some of my stuff in but at my age I'm not gonna try breed something that already is there. Good luck with this!
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Steeldog
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« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2014, 07:58:41 am » |
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I've owned, bred, showed and judged these ADBA dogs for 35 yrs and tried a couple of them as catch dogs in the last couple yrs. A couple things that were different than other catch dogs. Mine were not ear dogs, with enuf work you might make ear dogs but mine did not really go to the ear. The other thing was I did not have enuf handle to stop one if the bay broke, they were gonna go till they caught something. I won't turn another one with that drive loose without a shock collar to get there attention. That being said if you have the help of good hogdoggers and some patience I believe you can make a gamebred dog into a catchdog but I got a APBT pup that has been linebred for catchwork for 10 or 12 generations. These are almost automatic on the ear and less dog aggression. They look just like a gamebred dog but run 65 to 90 lbs. I may cross some of my stuff in but at my age I'm not gonna try breed something that already is there. Good luck with this!
Thanks for the info. Sounds like you have tons of experience with apbt's. I'll keep that in mind about the shock collar. Will have to see what happens as we dive into this. What line are these bigger ones you are working with? |
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WayOutWest
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« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2014, 11:10:42 am » |
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They are not from any named line, my buddy T-dog started out with a good big dog down from Texas Louisiana dogs including Freemans Preacher and many lesser known dogs 20 yrs ago and just kept breeding for ability to learn and catch.
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Steeldog
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« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2014, 06:31:37 pm » |
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They are not from any named line, my buddy T-dog started out with a good big dog down from Texas Louisiana dogs including Freemans Preacher and many lesser known dogs 20 yrs ago and just kept breeding for ability to learn and catch.
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