Message #297462

[hogaholicswife]

We have a little 'squirrel factor' in some of our dogs.  Three of the younger dogs give you that coyote slink when we are outside and bring  someone into the yard they do not recognize.....they trot off looking back over their shoulders soon to disappear.

If you come to the gate and they happen to be out but us inside, it is a different story....point of the story you will never get your hands on any of them and we like it that way.

I have to put most of them up to get my hands on them as they will not freely come to me (they will come to my husband) but all I have to do is open their pens or dog box and tell them to load up, there is no heistation. 

The one thing I will not tolerate though in the 'squirrel factor' is once I put my hands on them they are expected to let me do what ever I need to with out the hesitation of being bitten or snapped at.  I expect them to let me do what ever I want with little to no restraint.

The downside to this is strange people and even strange dogs can affect the way they hunt and at times it is extremely frustrating but we do not hunt with 'strangers' often so it doesn't affect us too often. 

There is a male down south named Bob (must be a name thing) who is extremely cantankerous, he is a hunting machine  but he may tolerate you one minute and is liable to bite you the next.  If you walk up to his pen he is liable to eat you up but you put him in the woods and he is fine....so long as you keep your hands off of him, if he wants your attention you will know it.


We are close to endeavoring on collecting our Goober dog, I haven't found a female yet that compliments him and for what it is probably going to cost / take I am not banking on a crap shoot lol.  He is the polar opposite of the 'squirrel  factor' but comes from the same line of dogs and everyone wishes we could clone him / turn back the clock....I wonder if they could flush your Shine dog - have you ever thought about going that route?