do you think its better to run one dog with one pup to show them the ropes and how to find and bay a hog first and then take them out alone? Thats what i do but dont know if it works any better than one out training... however with that said i have not had a dog have trouble with being independent as they got of age, they will all role out and strike alone with or without other dogs on the ground. I never think its worth the dry run personally, if the dogs bred right the rest will come like independence huunt etc. at first i think it does them more good to just get on hogs in the woods.
I definately like to run my youngins with at least 1 experienced dog till they get the routine and what we're doing in the forest before letting them take a swing at it by themselves. Right now I am running 2 experienced and 2 pups together at a time, I've got a 3rd pup that is a little younger and still has some building to do but once she is ready I will still only take 2 pups at a time as I hunt alone and find it easier to handle the dogs.
