Message #481896

[Bo Pugh]

The way I look at it is. If you think that much about the dog you might just need to get another one to hunt and make that one a pet because the odds are against them and your dog might beat the odds but might not you won't know til it's to late or they reach retirement age. I seen a boy a few years back that had a bulldog he loved get killed he hasn't went back hog hunting he was sick over it so he got a coon dog which would prob have way better odds of retiring. It sucks to get a dog killed and for me it's usually one I really like. I personally think they had rather go out by a hog than being tied on a chain or kenneld for 10 years but that's just me. It's your dog you will have to make the decision if you want to hunt it or not.