Puppy Raising Questions

If a pup develops kennel shyness due to lack of attention and socialization then this dog will never reach its full potential. Loud noises, strange people, loud commotions, and, this dog will slink off when you need it the most such as when you need it to hold the hog at bay or when you need it to hunt its best.

I reckon a pup could be ruined by too much wrong attention. An example would be to keep the dog close to you and call it every time it tries to range out. When we stop and think about it this is training without us realizing it. Some folks think that training is actually taking time out to train the dog. Even though we may not think we are training but the dog is being conditioned. I make a conscious effort to condition my hunting dogs for what I intend on using them for.

A hunting dog needs be somewhat well mannered but it needs to be encouraged to range out and to be independant...A pet needs to be well mannered and usually needs to learn to stay within a certain boundary.

I agree that if the dog is a hunting dog and is overweight because of treats and too much AC then it just makes sense that he will over heat because it is not acclimated to the outdoor heat.

I like for my hunting dogs to be outdoor dogs but they have been accustomed to the indoors as pups so that they can be brought in anytime and they feel comfortable doing so.