Message #16823

[Mike]

No all dogs don't need to get cut up or beat up by a hog to turn them on.

Three things can happen from what i've experienced. The dog will be ruined, the dog will hate a hog and want to try and catch everything, or the dog will learn to respect the hog and back up and bay.

Now you have to decide if you want to take that chance or not of ruining your dog. If you're going to work her on penned hogs, start small and gradually move up to bigger hogs... letting her build her confidence.