no that's how i like my finished dog that trains good pups! They learn faster if the pups bond is good with the finished dog, so they know his bark!
Im gonna have to go with this answer. I've been hunting my Catahoula pups behind open blueticks, and the cats still remain silent. The hounds opening up seem to help the cats learn whats going on, and gives them a reference point to know where the hounds are in case they lose them.
So my opioion, if the dogs gonna be silent he/she will be silent wether dog they are hunting with are or are not.
