Independence / me-too dogs.

I wrote something for this last night and then deleted it
Then bout hour later typed out something and deleted it to.
Anyway
Bout like everything else - everyone has different opinions and more important different ways of hunting

Me- to dogs just like stated above needs another dog period

Preferences on dogs are different for different people- I want my dog to go to another dog in some cases- so if you running big boy and u want all favors going your way - I will turn a dog to one to help run stop bay and let’s catch this hog !
This to me is not a me-to dog
Unless this dog can not start and finish its own hog then that is more of a me-to dog
Some may disagree with this - oh well

Now I will say that In a case of jumping a group if a dog takes its own hog and then stops and goes to another dog that is “me-toing “
Not tolerated

If a dog won’t or can’t do it by themselves but is at all the bays and caught hogs this is what people call help dogs / me-to dogs in my opinion
Yes I have in the past fed and have used them but would rather not

The way I hunt is turn one dog out on a track or sign and let him find the hog or hogs then run from there - I expect all my dogs to be that dog that I can turn out first to find the hogs - sometimes I’ll turn out two- but normally it’s one and a young dog - once the young dog ever does it by itself then I’ll put that young dog out and start to push that dog to be the one used to finds the hogs first- after the hogs found.... we run what we brung then but it depends on what place we are at but normally they will bay alil and then run and then that’s when we start packing to that dog - if the dog bays them in the bed ( it is always most normal to be in the bed cause I only hunt in the mornings - don’t hunt at night anymore)
Then we will go to him and catch the hog or turn a dog to him to tighten bay or turn a dog to him cause we know there more than one hog then they will then relay- or wait till dog leaves with other hog - just different for different places cause everyone knows tht different hogs at different places act different depending on pressure-hunt a place enuff you figure them out and kinda know what needs to happen
Anyway....

hounds, curs, hound cur crosses don’t matter what it is- it goes back to caliber of dog and I’m gone add in handling - agree or not but yes handling
Dogs helping don’t mean it’s a help dog but
If a dog can do it then it will normally —- if a dog is at the point the dog won’t do it till another dog is down then he is a me -to dog

But I have also seen a nice dog only used to go to other dogs then dog change hands or other dogs get killed out and then this dog gets out truck and stands with head in air listening for a dog - he got ruined by just being turned to others-handling - this is why I alternate my dogs being out first
I believe a man can make a “me-to dog” but then again that can go back to caliber or dog

Dogs that don’t go to other dogs - I believe it’s a trait from stock sense and can be used very nicely in different ways especially in getting numbers- that’s a good way to run and bay a couple different hogs at one time like stated above- my only thing with that is if you know one is running the big boar hog that dog is just gone have to finish it- sometimes that’s difficult but a dog that does that is a very nice dog -

By no way shape form or fashion am I acting like I got it figured out cause I dang sho don’t -this just kinda my opinion and how I do and see it -
I like a dog that will do it whenever however and that’s what I’m breeding and hunting for

Alright I’m done
Leave y’all alone now

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