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I've got a redbone hound about a year old that is pretty open on track. Is there a way to stop this? I've thought of using a bark limiter collar but don't want to ruin the dog. Anyone had success with this?


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You are trying to stop a dog from doing what's it's bred to do for years.  It makes no sense at all, if you like silent dogs, don't waste your time with hounds.

The only way you can take care of her being open is dropping her off at my house (: I run redbones & I love to hear them sing on a track.

exactly

Going to take the hunt out of the dog trying to do that jmo sounds like dodge girl will give it a good home lol

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You don't have a problem with it runnin all the hogs out of the area?


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I run open mouth hounds, and after we bay one, they never seem to have a problem going and finding another one in the same area, usually while we are still skinning the first one. 

They Anit gonna scare nothing off , I run hounds an will bay one catch it dogs roll off opening up the whole way an bay another couple hundered yards away ,

Have repeated this tons of times

People say open dogs run hogs off they dont know what they talking bout
Same as people saying there dog will stop a runner ya ya give me a break they hog only gonna stop when it wants to

     lol  it never ceases to amaze me about folks that want and then go get a hound and then want to try and shut it up on trail  .  if the only problem you have with hound is that it's open on track , then you don't have a problem at all .   that is unless you are poaching   lol   j/k

Alrighty thanks everyone


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Anybody wanna sell a red dog or no of any for sale

A hog can smell 10x better than it can hear. They will smell that dog way before they hear him. The thought that a dog barking will scare game off is a lack of knowledge and experience.


Shotgun
Arkansas

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You won't stop them from barking in track I got a buddy trying to do that and he's had no luck.... Open hounds is a preference in my opinion some ppl like them some don't just like any other dog... I perfer not to mess with them not saying they don't catch hogs I've seen some decent ones, I just perfer silent dogs

It definitely takes getting use to going from mostly silent dogs to open dogs...and I say dogs and not hounds, cuz all my cur dogs are mouthy now  :D

It's like they forgot about all the racket that gets made when their silent dogs catch a hog lol.

This cracks me up!   All you hear on this site is how good the "silent curs" are on hogs and how they are the only way to go.   BUT, if someone posts a silent hound over it the classifieds it will get 5x the views anything else will get.   lol    

that's because...  :-X ;D

I like a good redbone. I have a female about the same age.

I have said it once and I will say it again. SPEED is as important if not more important than most traits. If u can't catch up u are just waiting for them to decide to stop.


Shotgun
Arkansas

speed is important...and a hound that takes a cold track and grinds it out and jumps the hog an hour or 2 later is not a dog I will keep...too many hogs around to keep a dog like that...one that finds a hog pretty quick and moves the track fast I like...open is fine with me...seems like the best dogs I ever owned were somewhat open anyways..

one of those cold trailing dogs that will work a track out a little more slowly because he is working out a feeder tracks is good to have when hunting a big place with a few hogs or when putting the dog down on a big hog track...

I do know for a fact that a hog has an exceptional nose...but I also believe that their sense of hearing is also pretty good...I think that is the reason why a hog stops and stands very still because he is counting on his ears to tell him when it is time to run when the silent dogs are closing in...

speed is important...and a hound that takes a cold track and grinds it out and jumps the hog an hour or 2 later is not a dog I will keep...too many hogs around to keep a dog like that...one that finds a hog pretty quick and moves the track fast I like...open is fine with me...seems like the best dogs I ever owned were somewhat open anyways..

I agree Reuben, one of the best I had was a Kemmer gyp that was more open than any hound I hunted with, but she could move a track and bayed me a lot of hogs. Most of mine nowadays are silent, went the other night with a fellow that had 2 young blueticks. They were chasing Bambi's mom and REALLY open. Kept pulling my dogs, with them as they are not use to it. I sent them a couple electronic messages and fixed my end of it. The other boy couldn't text his and we waited on them. He felt bad but wanted to go with me. We all have to start somewhere and you can't bay em if you don't take em.