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« Reply #20 on: January 27, 2015, 09:09:14 pm » |
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This is just my opinion but a dog learns nothing in a pen. The more a dog is in the woods, the faster he will reach his full potential. Could be he is a cull but you will never know until he gets a fair shake. All dogs mature at different levels. Some learn at a quicker pace then others but you can bet that even the early starting dogs cannot learn in a pen.
When we get in hog sign we always give the younger dogs a chance to trail it out. They learn to be more independent & do not develop into a me too dog.
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« Reply #21 on: January 27, 2015, 11:33:12 pm » |
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Agree 100% Cajun!! You might try leaving him one time and then see how bad he wants to go the following time when you start loading dogs. Give you an idea on the kind of drive he will have but if you leave him in the pen for the next couple months you may as well just call it quits with that dog and start over with another pup. If you are truly trying to get a pup going you have to feed him as many tracks or bays as possible so that light switch turns on!
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« Reply #26 on: January 29, 2015, 08:30:15 pm » |
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Sorry guys that was my first photo post. just wanted to see if i could...
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« Reply #28 on: January 29, 2015, 09:17:20 pm » |
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He's like Bushes Baked Beans, its a secrete family recipe. lol
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« Reply #29 on: January 29, 2015, 10:32:01 pm » |
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Looks shouldn't matter, if you like the dog keep feeding him tracks and see how he progresses over the next few months. If he keeps getting better keep him if not get rid of him
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« Reply #30 on: January 30, 2015, 10:10:19 am » |
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I see the problem right now...looks like his rudder is broken.
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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 #31 on: January 30, 2015, 05:02:00 pm » |
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My favorite dog didn't do anything at all until about 10 months old. I knew he was from good parents so I held on to him. I'm Sure glad I Did, he is the best all around dog I have.
Sonny
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If you cant hang with the big dogs STAY ON THE PORCH.
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« Reply #32 on: January 30, 2015, 05:35:17 pm » |
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The only reason that I asked if he had bulldog in him is, I see what looks like bulldog in him. If a dog had some bulldog in him, I would give them a little longer period that a dog that doesn't. I believe dogs that have bulldog in them take a little longer for the hunt to come out than a dog that doesn have BD in them.
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« Reply #33 on: January 30, 2015, 06:27:56 pm » |
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i hear you hoghunter i didnt mean to leave you hanging, my four year old son demands a lot of attention and i got side track. Of course he has "some" in him all our dogs do hints the name Gritty. Thats where the bite comes from. We dont breed for looks or for puppies to sale we breed what works for us. Most would call our breed mutts but its ours. I guess I'm old fashion but best to the best is all we stick to. We will cross just about anything with true working ability and if your not selling pups who cares. Now I'm not gonna say all our pups make good dogs but enough of them do that i am concerned when at 10 months he has not found his own yet. Doesnt mean the switch wont turn on but it does mean he has not earned the right to breed.(yet)
Thanks again for all the replies, regardless of what i think it always good to hear other thoughts.
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« Reply #35 on: February 02, 2015, 05:40:41 am » |
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Here's what I expect and just my opinion, be baying good at 6 months, start taking hunting at around ten months and dumped into some races not pushed to hard just let them do what they want to do as long as their trying to figure it out, by a year old need to be striking good, by 18 months striking real good but still makes mistakes....I think way to many folks try to push to much on young dogs way to early, need to remember that at a yr old a dog is only mature as a 7 yr old human...
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