EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

I have two 3 year old English Setters.  Dogs were trained on Pheasant and Chukar.  Moved from Denver so I don't have access to any game birds and quail are pretty scarce in my area.  I recently acquired two Lacys that are catch dogs.  I was wanting to give my setters a job and use them to be at least bay dogs, however, I feel they will end up catching as well.  They are driven hunters and can be vocal.

Has anyone ever transitioned a bird dog to a hog dog?  How did/would you train the dogs to bay?

Thanks in advance.

first thought to do is atleast introduce them, let them know that a hog is what they will hunt, see what they do

maybe get a real pissed off pig and see if the dogs bay or catch

That's kind of what I was thinking.  Put a hog on the other side of the fence and watch what happens, then put them together.  I was thinking about a good size hog but nothing that overpower the dogs if they did decide to catch.

if the hog is to small the dogs will think to catch every time, the bigger the better

how are those lacy`s worken as far as a catch dog?

all of my bird dogs have always naturally bayed everything they came across, even turtles! lol They should do it naturally when they figure out what you are hunting. My bird dogs were labs sooo......

I have had a few half bmc half english pointers who all had a lot of drive and were gritty. Some hunted awesome and quatered feilds with great heat tolerance. Some also pointed at hogs instead of bay until the hog moved  ??? None the less they were all ok dogs you could catch pigs with

I have taken them out a couple times but have not been able to get them on any hogs (my fault not theirs).  Per my friend ,their previous owner, they have been great catch dogs.  I am going out tonight to a place that should have hogs so I hope I get to see them in action.  One is a full lacy and one is 1/3 American Bulldog.  The full lacy has a lot of battle damage as they say he is very gritty.  Just got a third lacy pup yesterday that will be a bay dog.


I am taking my Setters along this evening and we'll see how they do.  I hope they do well because they have great noses and they can run full throttle forever.  I am going to guess that they will bay instead of point as they haven't been on birds in a while.  Should be fun!