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Title: Need advice with my new dog Post by: Jared H. on September 22, 2009, 08:20:10 pm About three weeks ago I got a 3/4 Cat 1/4 Plott that is a year old. He is barely started but I think he has potential. He does good with my other dogs but I haven't put him on a pig yet. I've seen dogs that will stay by your feet and after couple of times of being on a hog they stay out the whole time. Okay, back to my problem, this dog acts like I am trying to kill him when I get him to load up. He will lay down and not want to move. Any tricks to remedy this? Also he is a little hard to catch when the hunt is over but I think it's because he doesn't want to load up. I'm sure some might be laughing at me thinkin I should get rid of this dog but I have only had him a few weeks and he is still young. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks.
Jared H. Title: Re: Need advice with my new dog Post by: spazhogdog on September 22, 2009, 08:33:00 pm You might try to load him by himself with the aid of hot dogs. I have a male pup that I raised and he'll load but he use to do the same thing. I never got after him for it even tho I wanted to. The hot dog worked for me.
Title: Re: Need advice with my new dog Post by: pig snatcher on September 22, 2009, 08:42:10 pm Stuff like that just takes time an patience.
Title: Re: Need advice with my new dog Post by: lonewolf on September 22, 2009, 08:54:02 pm I agree with pig snatcher! Play with him and practice loading, always rewarding him for doing it!
Title: Re: Need advice with my new dog Post by: craig on September 22, 2009, 08:57:16 pm you need to spend alot of time with him ( bonding)just take him out and let him run , not hunting ,just you and him, when he gets confident coming to you then start working on loading . it will come with time.
Title: Re: Need advice with my new dog Post by: crackerc on September 22, 2009, 09:02:02 pm I agree with the others. The more you handle him and the more comfortable he gets with you, the easier it will be to get him to load. He may have been rough handled around the box, or had a dog jump on him in a box, so he is uncomfortable getting in a box. Just spend some time working with him (the hog dog is a good idea) and he should come out of it if he is still young.
If you can, put him in the box and haul him to the feed store, gas station, etc. He may get car sick and thats why he doesn't want in the box. If you haul him enough he should get over that too. |