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Title: dog laying out Post by: johnf on September 20, 2009, 08:15:02 pm i have a 20 mon. old plott male. was starting real well but last 2 hunts he has not came back. 1st. time i was able to drive around and walk in to get him.saturday he layed out in the mountains an took a yr. old pup with him and their still out. i can track them across a lake but no way to get to them. if they come out or i figure out a way to get to them i wander what i can do to real him back in. or do they generaly keep staying out.
Title: Re: dog laying out Post by: setexasplott on September 20, 2009, 08:43:03 pm a shock collar should get him moving ;D ... but is he out of shape r did he get on something and get hurt on other side of the lake if so get a boat and if hes silent then i dont care about range send him south
Title: Re: dog laying out Post by: txmaverick on September 20, 2009, 08:57:50 pm if he is doing this at this age he prob wont stop and a shock collar will most likely mess him up.............there are many varibles you need to consider before doing something major with the dog, first would be just to get him back and make sure nothing is wrong with him
may not be "laying" up at all, he is a hound and he may just have that much bottom and not giveing up, if thats the case then dont try to change him at all Title: Re: dog laying out Post by: johnf on September 21, 2009, 06:21:59 pm the dogs have moved inland some today think they have started back out. had a good signal at one time but it faded guess they topped a moutain.there still together.the dogs left on hogs but we were unable to make it to where they went .had signal bounces and lots of big hills dont know if they ever stopped it or not. LAYING OUT may not be the right term. the time before i was close to him in the woods they had lost the hog. he was what i call milling around kinda cold trailing and i couldnt call him off. bitch dog picked up track bayed hog and got a significant cut. he ended comming out way off from where we turned out.
Title: Re: dog laying out Post by: BoarBuster67 on September 21, 2009, 07:28:40 pm If you decide to sell , let me know . Mr Mud needs a good long range dog with bottom
Title: Re: dog laying out Post by: hillbilly on September 21, 2009, 08:32:52 pm I say if a dog can't come back to where you put them out at least by the next day then you don't need them. You spend more time hunting dogs than you do hogs or whatever you may be hunting. JMO
Title: Re: dog laying out Post by: johnf on September 22, 2009, 08:30:41 pm got dogs back today around 11am a little sore but ok. i will try switching the pack up to see if it reels him in. gave him vienna sausage when i got him today surely he will come back next time.either i will get him to work like i want or he'll leave.theres too many others wanting his spot.i just didnt under stand why he did it the last 2 times neaver had before always hunted med. and checked in.
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