HAPPY WIFE = HAPPY HOG HUNTING LIFE/CAREER!
I refuse to brag on dogs, horses, or women, they make liars out of you way to quick. I will say mine has learned when I go hunting, I go to hunt, and may not be home anytime soon, especially with some of the guys I hunt with, cuz they don't like to quit until something is tied. It never fails though, when I get a text that says "Try not to stay out all day", dogs scatter, hogs come out with nikes on, and we end up dog hunting more then hog hunting. It's a give and take relationship, and I'm pretty happy with mine, cuz I'm ALLOWED to hunt quite a bit.
You can always have a buddy stretch the truth some and tell her that you have really good dogs, and the only way they can catch hogs is with your dogs. It's a play on their sympathy side