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BigNoseKate
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« on: January 13, 2013, 07:23:23 pm » |
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Lol, I guess my expectations are a little more "loose" than some of ya'lls... and nothing wrong w that, I guess each person's different style works better for them!
We have been looking for a smaller cd for me for a while now, and for one reason or another, are now on the 3rd female cd. Seeing each of these dogs learn beside our proven cd, Loco, I have learned to use a lot of patience and encouragement with the dog to help them gain confidence. Maybe it's just me, but I have noticed the female cd's that we have had are a little more timid at first than our male cd was. To me, though, the most important thing is that the dog shows some kind of interest in the pig. After that, I like to kinda ease them into hunting... as for regripping, it seems to me as though the more experience, the less she will re-grip. I haven't really come across any that was sporadically jumping around and nipping- BUT if it looks like he/she is trying to find a good spot to get a solid grip and they just can't figure it out, then we will show them the ear. So far, that's worked for us. They might not hit the ear right off the bat in the beginning every time, but I have noticed that they get better "aim" and hold as time goes on.
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Look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man and work like a dog
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