When Selling Hog Dogs...

Good post here Ruben! Lots of truth to be said here... To add, what some sell not as a cull may be a cull in someone else's eyes. I always try to keep that in mind whenever I home a dog. Not everyone is going to like what you like, so some of the dogs good traits that you think are selling points may not just be that.

EK, I will push back a little bit here on your statement, and it's JMO... But if you take any dog from anyone from anywhere else other than your back yard the dog is going to have an obvious adjustment period 9 times out of 10. Now I'm not saying that gives excuse to the dog in question not doing what the seller said at all, but I would most certainly expect any dog from anywhere other than where you're currently hunting to have to adjust to different pack, different terrain, different handler, ect... That's just part of the game.

I had a gyp that was pretty well bred, had a lot of time in her, she'd found hogs and was a decent dog. She just didn't fit in with our pack and our plan anymore... So I asked around and found a kid that was interested in her... 150 bucks. Fair price IMO. Anyways, I asked the kid to keep in touch... I always like to keep in touch with where any dogs off my yard go. So I told the kid, she's pretty timid, so get her used to you before you just grow her in the woods... Idk if he did or not, but two weeks later he calls me and says she won't hunt. I laughed and said yeah, I knew you'd be calling. I told you she was timid bud... Just be patient and spend some time with her. I never heard from him so I called him back about a month later and asked how the dog was doing. He said "man, I love that bitch. She's hunting good now and even found me a hog the other day. I appreciate it man... " I said good I'm glad that u like her now... She'll get better too just be patient. So, there are some circumstances of adjustment for most dogs that go to completely different homes/areas. Called him about a year later and he said the bitch died from something weird, and walked out to her dead on her chain. Sucks... But nonetheless a story that I think makes my point. RIP Bit.