EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Man what a great weekend! I hunted 3 days in a row and I have a pup that is 6mo "roscoe" he was really impressing me. I was pretty nerves taking him on a real hunt so I kept him on a leash. Well that worked only half a day... Roscoe caught with the other dogs then he got off his collar and ran step for step with my lead dog and came back after a 500yd run. So I figured screw it let him run with them on day 2 then I lost him. Come to find out he caught a hog with another pack of dogs.... They were great and.gave him back. Then today he went and found bayed then caught his own hog and I was just thinking he was barking lost then I heard a grunt then squeal and I sent my lead dog and but by then roscoe had him himmed up! On top of that he caught the only pig of the day! God this pup is really impressive! Hope I can keep him alive ling enough to see how he turns out he is already getting out 250yds on his own.... Thanks for reading!

Good deal, nice to see a pup turn on.

sounds like the start of a good one

Aint nothin wrong with that.  Sounds to me like it wount be long and hes gonna need some gear.

Be careful with him man.  Take it easy let him grow some just to keep him safe if he is doing that well.  One big hit can set a young dog back a year .

this type of pup becomes the great dogs we remember. 8) :)

Post some pics of the young buck.

Here he is seeing his first hog.
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Here he is following a trail I put down.
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Kinda long but u can see the drive.
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Here was his first hog he caught in the open he wiggled out of my buddys hands so sorry I'm a bad camera guy!
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What do yall think?

What breed is he? He is a nice looking pup...looks to have a little hound in him...my favorite color too... :)The best I ever had started showing me some stuff as a little pup and at 4 months was doing pretty good on almost anything I asked of him. he was the same color as your pup but he was 1/2 mtn cur and 1/2 bmc...

He was a buddy of mines breeding. Cur/pit both were hog dogs and both would find there own hogs. But his mother had a Hell of a nose. She looked Luke she had some hound to her. She was a blonde cur his dad was a brindel. This lil dude I watched from when he dropped out of his mother. When my buddy called and said I'm getting rid of all my dogs I about fell over. Now he is wishing he didn't. But lil does he know ill more than likely give him back... ;D.

How muvh for the pup??!

Hell I think he is one of them dogs I hang on to.... So I don't thinks he'll be leaving my kennels lol  ;D

as he gets older he might get too gritty and might need a running vest...that pitbull blood could make him a little reckless.. ;D keep us posted with his progress...

I agree.! The hog I have at the house he doesn't bay he walks up and catches. I have hog wire vests now so ill be getting him one as soon as he gets around 9mo when he can fit a small. Right now he is midget! ;D

Hahaha I wonder what the other group thought when this little pup came screaming out of nowhere and grabbed ahold of that pig

Lmao thats what i was sayin! I ended up with there dog and they got mine. Hell there dog was no where near the bay... But i was proud of the lil guy none the less. The guy said he came right off when he said caught hog and i have been working on him with that. But only woods and tie will tell with this lil monster. Hell if i was that guy i would have been li,e u wanna sell him lmao! :-)

thats a good lookin pup

Thanks! I love the fact he has a smile all the time lol!

im jelouse man sounds like hes gonna turn out

it sounds like he is a natural...try to keep everything positive when training...and the little things can take the pup to a higher level...

Thats kinda what i want to know... So what are the little things that i can do to make him better? I know he is only 6mo so i shouldnt expect at ton but i think im on the right path...

some little things...

take him to the woods and turn him loose...don't give him much attention. This encourages the pup to range out. Once he ranges out walk slowly and give him a chance to hunt. Give him the time to work out a track.

when he is working a track wait on him. This gives him the confidence to work and concentrate on the track. after a while the pup will know you will wait for him to finish the track. so he will learn to work the track thoroughly because he knows you won't leave him...if you keep moving when the pup strikes a track the pup will work it and leave it so that he can catch up to you. This teaches the pup to half a$$ look for the pig...If he comes back because he couldn't figure out the track then you as the pack leader should slowly walk in the direction where you think the hog could be located... this encourages the pup to look harder for the pig...what you want is for the pup to pick up on the positive things whether it be training or conditioning...

negative conditioning or sending the wrong messages to the pup can be done because you are thinking one thing and the pup understands it as another...an example would be that you call the pup to discipline him and after a while he learns not to come because of the punishment he received when you called him...

another scenario

you are riding the four wheeler and you are not paying attention to how the pup is hunting...he strikes a track and he goes with it but you keep traveling...the pup leaves the track because you are leaving him...several negative things here...the pup learns that he should only runs very hot tracks and/or he learns to pass up good tracks...and it is very possible that you are training the pup to be a half a$$ hunting dog without you realizing that you are the problem... and not the pup...These are the little things that can make the dog a better hunting dog or not....

lots of other scenarios...so you just need to use common sense...

proper dog handling can take the pup to a higher level...

 

Man that is some GREAT advice! I usually hunt 3-4 dogs and never just wait for one. I knew there were other tricks. But I don't have a good dog man to help with the lil things I'm sure iv ruined a couple.dogs but I know I have learned new tricks every time. But none the less this advice I will put in to my training program. Should I run him alone? He steady doesn't give a chit about me or the other dogs. What about adding a pup with him I do have his litter mate.

Here is "hoss" his litter mate. He is not as independent as Roscoe and is skidish drives me crazy. He was also in the video with roscoe. Hoss was the biggest in the litter that's the only reason I choose him.
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