in my oppinion the people that never have any interaction with the dogs outside of [ the hunt ] are missing out . i allways let dogs off the chain or out of the kennel on a regular basis not only does this help to keep them fresh [ mentally ] but is the perfect opportunity to work on the dogs handle and socialization . in all my years i have never seen this activity ruin a dogs hunt . it's like you meat a man and his dog and you pet his dog and he gets mad cause you just ruined his huntin dog lol . if a pat on the head or some good affectionate interaction will ruin a dog it weren't much of a huntin dog to begin with . i like it like i said . when i let a dog off the chain first thing they do is tear around all over the yard visiting their buddies and saying hello . you can tell it makes them happy , what the hell could ever be wrong with a happy dog .
Well put.
