Message #230943

[makenbeans]

If anyone has the recipe on how to start a ruff dog I am all ears!
These are a couple things I would do different on my next dog ( considering he is from a ruff lineage.)
1) introduce him to a hog in a later age preferably min. 1 year of age.
2) first couple encounters dog and hog not in the same pen ( hog on other side of fence )
3) work his nose by letting him wind, trail , blood scent etc and always rewarding him with a hog at the end of the road.(behind the fence)
4) when i see the dog has built up enough interest in a hog i would try introducing them to each other.
5) first intro should be a decent size hog or a pair of hogs.
I also believe a well excersise and fed dog when hunting is important. I like the technique of releasing trapped hogs and letting the dog see  the hog run away ( i like when my dog is after one and he looks up frequently to see if he sees the hog running in-front of him, chasing  on sight rather than on scent my dog tends to be much faster). I think the dogs lineage should be considered (ruff or bay) on how it should be trained. Also i would keep my ruff dogs away from the dog (not in the same kennel). Always hunt the dog by itself. Always switching types of landscapes if possible (thick, open, wet etc). Is their a correct way on doing this??? All i know is that if I would  have a dog with to much bay then I would probably be sayn sht i need a dog with more bite and vise versa. At the end of the day my ruff dog has produced me plenty of hogs and wouldnt trade him for another.