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Title: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: Centexhogdogger on July 26, 2011, 09:35:23 am Give yalls opions
Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: skunkhounds on July 26, 2011, 09:40:09 am depends on how old the dog is young dogs i start in a pen older dogs i put them in the woods on the pork and either they learn or they dont stick around long
Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: Centexhogdogger on July 26, 2011, 09:44:18 am i have started my last 4 dogs only in woods either tie out or release with older dogs.
they seemed to come more independent and hunt harder. Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: halfbreed on July 26, 2011, 02:03:06 pm for starting pups pen plus mock hunts
Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: catchrcall on July 26, 2011, 02:43:13 pm Tied out or hobbled hog for me, I don't own a pen but I do own a rope :D
Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: Centexhogdogger on July 26, 2011, 02:56:31 pm X2
Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: OCD on July 26, 2011, 03:04:11 pm I start them in a pen, but once they know what a hog is and start baying it they dont go back to the pen they move to the woods.
Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: txhogsanddogs on July 26, 2011, 03:56:49 pm I start them in a pen, but once they know what a hog is and start baying it they dont go back to the pen they move to the woods. x2 Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: noelle on July 26, 2011, 04:24:57 pm Never used a pen
Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: noelle on July 26, 2011, 04:44:33 pm I start them in a pen, but once they know what a hog is and start baying it they dont go back to the pen they move to the woods. x2 Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: Wmwendler on July 26, 2011, 07:25:25 pm Woods....we dont hunt in pens. Why start a dog there? Just start him in the woods behind an older dog. I prefer a dog to have enough instinct in the first place I dont need to start him in a pen. "practice like you play" I've started them in pens but it just does'nt suite me...seems like a cop out.
Waylon Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: jdt on July 26, 2011, 11:41:09 pm what can they learn in a pen ? except what a hog is , or that its your job to find the hog for them , or to get beat up with no where to go ?
Title: Re: Starting dogs in pen or in woods Post by: txhogsanddogs on July 28, 2011, 08:27:36 am I start them in a pen, but once they know what a hog is and start baying it they dont go back to the pen they move to the woods. x2 Yes, i would call that training. Ive trained most of mine in a pen if i had time to spare. Others, Ive thrown right in the mix with my finished dogs and they picked it up fine too. |