Message #524583

[Shotgun66]

Couple of options:
Drag the hog and stake it out our tie a drag on the hog to make it easier for the dog.
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Get a finished dog to show him how to work a trail and find the hog.
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Sounds like the dog is not confident or sure about how to do what you want him to do. Dogs can teach other dogs things that we can't. I would do each of the steps above. One time on a staked hog with help. Then put him on a loose hog with help. Next, put him back on a staked hog alone. Then put him on a loose hog alone. I also would not work him in the bay pen anymore until he figures out how to be a woods dog. If this doesn't work, he's probably not bred right to do what you want him to.
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Hope this is helpful to you. Think like a dog instead of like a person. Good luck to u.