I'm not usually one to tell a grown man or woman how/what to do... we've already got too much of that as it is
I do have to wonder though... if you're organizing an event, you do have the power/responsibility to make some basic safety rules - No Drinking, No Fighting, Park in designated areas only, etc, etc.
We all know from experience that if a dog's leg gets caught in the panel, or the hog pins the dog down against the panel, it can work the dog over pretty good. Common sense would dictate that a little trophy or some Calcutta cash aren't worth getting your entrants dogs torn up over
It wouldn't be too hard to require that one of two things happens:
** all cutters get dubbed.
-or-
** all dog have to have a CC on to walk into the pen.
Does that make sense or am I missing something?
Good post and something for pen owners to consider . I too hope this thread has no negative affect on bay pens . I wasn't there so I really have no binding comment on this subject .
Our pen has a " STALL " at the exit gate with another gate in front of the hog when he exits the pen . The hog can't go forward or turn around in the chute . He can back out , but if he has a dog on the rear end he has forward motion on his mind . We have two pen helpers , ( sometimes three ) inside the baying area and two or three working the chutes . If a dog catches the hog and goes into the " STALL " with the hog , a pen helper grabs the dogs back leggs . A chute worker has a " SLAT " he can remove quickley and break the dog off preventing minimum injury , if any , to the animals or any pen workers . Still accidents happen . We have them all of the time . Anyone thats around livestock will tell you the same , It happens . Dubbing the teeth cuts injuries down to a minimum , but again exception is a rule . We have two hogs that you could pull all of their teeth and they would still wreck a dog . They are known for biting more than cutting the dog . And as I stated in my other post , we have two holding cells to load the hogs in for safety reasons . We keep four hogs loaded to run in single cells . Also pen hogs need to learn how to work your system . They need to know to go one way and where the ENTRANCE & EXIT holes are .
[/quote] We all know from experience that if a dog's leg gets caught in the panel, or the hog pins the dog down against the panel,
WARRHEID something else we have added recently to the pen . We put wet felt up over the tin to minimumize injuries . Most of the time the hogs will set up in the back near the exit .
I would think that in a bay pen a dog would have the advantage and disadvantage in the woods. You gotta think there are thorn brush, vines, trees, slough etc that a dog could get caught up in while trying to dodge a hog. i hope the dog made it ok its always good to run a vest or a collar.
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I have always believed that a large percentage of dog injuries in the field are from the dog not being able to move quick enough due to certain obstacles in the field . You also need to remember that most pen dogs are different than your woods dogs . Loose baying VS tight baying .
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