He caught the jaw once and the ear the rest.
Once he is caught I want him to get shoulder to shoulder and anchor down. Are these things that can be taught?
I can't say that this will work because I have tried this idea that was told to me once and it worked but one can't say for sure unless we have tried it many times and getting the same results...but it has to be a bulldog that already wants to catch...have a dog or 2 baying the hog...keep the CD on lease and when he is trying to catch lead him to the ear...I was told that the first time a cd catches is where he will try to catch most the time...might be some truth to that and worth a try...
this other one I haven't tried but it makes a lot of sense to me...and it should help with the problem you are having...if the CD wants to catch the front end or the jaw then put a muzzle on him and turn him loose in a controlled environment...the dog will go to the front end as usual and he will get beat around for a while and then the dog will start coming from the side or from behind so that he won't be getting thrashed...might have to do it a few times but once he comes shoulder to shoulder it is time to let him do his thing...of course the hog has to be big enough to make him respect the power of the pig...I have not tried this but it sounds very logical...
but if you are looking to breed CD's then you should only breed dogs that do what you want naturally otherwise you will have the same issues with most of the offspring...
Interesting idea about the muzzle.
This dog definitly wants to catch, and is catching now. He has caught 3 in the woods so far. I just want to fine tune his style.
I am not looking to breed catch dogs.
