I was wanting to give a shot at making one of my young leopards a competition dog....but I don't want to lose out on a potentially good woods dog either. Thing is, I hunt year round pretty much with exception of summer. I'd realistically only make it to one or two pen competitions a year. I could work said dog in a pen for practice all year though. I just don't know. I guess I just wanted to know if anyone's ever hunted a dog in the woods year round and then used that same dog in any competitions. I guess what it boils down to is that it really is a 'one or the other' kinda deal. Thanks for the insight given so far...I look forward to reading anyone else's insight as well. Thanks y'all.
I believe you can have a dog that does both without any problems...if the dog is one that works well in the pen and then does great in the woods then go for it...
the biggest thing with a competition bay dog is giving the right training and knowing how much and when etc...etc...I know about how much bay pen training for a woods dog but not sure about the competition bay dog training...Kevin seems to be the one on here that has experience in that area...
