Thanks for the answers. Let me rephrase this alil.
How are you guys starting 5 and 6 pups and whole litters even, give the amount of time that each pup truly requires, and get the desired results you're wanting? Especially when it comes time to start hunting them.
Hey Ben. We definitely did some extreme puppy training, these last two years with Briars class and Lexi's, along with the newest batch too.
Some of the best times I had was last year taking 5 or 6 pups with their dam or sire; hopefully teaching them The Way. Its pretty cool to see pups come out that hunt identical to their daddy or momma. So much so you'll continuously mix up the dogs every time you see them, cutting across a pipeline or distant pasture. The best thing to me though, is to force the pups to find the hogs theme selves, it leads to lots of WALkING, frustrating deer running, cow baying, coon chasing days but it's a joy when they start stumbling up on the hogs themselves. With time hunt after hunt, you can slowly see the true naturals emerge. From there you can cull or remove the others as necessary. Take those few top picks and begin refining them with the older dogs.
Our best pups once proving them selves will then start getting put down with older dogs when we track hunt or go on serious hunts. From there you just carry them to the woods and show them pork, let their natural ability show itself.
