young dogs

I hunt with a guy that runs Plotts. All of which are what I call wide open. The three dogs I've raised while hunting with him have never started running open just because of the hounds. I've also given him 2 or 3 curs and he hunts them every day with his hounds and their still silent.

I think it's bred into the dogs to run open and not necessiarily a learned trait.

I also have a dog that will yip on track, she's 7 or 8 now and has run with lots of pups and none of them picked up her traits.

I'm not an expert but that's my experience with it.

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