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Title: Starting age for pups? Post by: B Tobin on January 28, 2013, 05:29:47 pm Just want a honest opinion. I know everybody thinks different. What do y'all think is a good age to actually start bringing a pup to the woods?
Title: Re: Starting age for pups? Post by: halfbreed on January 28, 2013, 05:47:11 pm not until it is phisically able to keep up with the grown dogs is a thing to think on . you don't want them getting outrun by too much and getting lost or worse quitting and coming back to you .
Title: Re: Starting age for pups? Post by: txsteve85 on January 28, 2013, 07:11:57 pm 6 months and have their coordination down.
Title: Re: Starting age for pups? Post by: Blake F on January 28, 2013, 09:08:12 pm I put 6 month old's in the box for awhile, then clip them to the top of the box. They need to get used to people yelling, dogs barking, driving fast, slamming noises, etc and know that it isnt going to hurt them. They will let you know when they are ready to come out of the box/jump on the ground. When they start box barking and reaching out wanting to go, then let them go.
So, in other words, every dog is different and mature's different. Title: Re: Starting age for pups? Post by: poorboyzhogdog on January 28, 2013, 09:24:24 pm I start my hounds at 3 months invading small pen on a tiny piglet i start curs at 6 month's same way ill then move to mock hunts with the small piglet and leting the
m ride to and from the hunts Title: Re: Starting age for pups? Post by: jdt on January 30, 2013, 07:25:43 pm i was told by oldtimers as a little feller that before about 10 months a pup couldn't physically keep up with the old dogs in the real world .
of course that depends on the pup , the kid thats wanting to brag on the pup , and the old dogs in question . i imagine there are educated people now that know more than they did ;) ;) ;) |