Slow motion

I’ve always realized that dogs had a preference just like people and horses, etc. I guess I just didn’t pay close enough attention to how adamant some of them are about it. I think most of us have had or seen those dogs that don’t seem to miss. Those dogs that if the hog doesn’t leave before they get there, is a caught hog where he stands. Then there are those that usually get it done on the first try but do miss 2,3,4 times out of 10. Some dogs are 50/50 at best. I’ve always put as much emphasis on catch dog as I have the bay dogs. Some coaches say great offense wins games and some say it’s great defense. I say let’s get them both right, both strong. If you can score a 100 points that’s great but if the other team can score 101 then it’s no different than not scoring at all because it’s the same outcome. If you can keep a potent offense from scoring that’s great but it doesn’t matter if you can’t score either. I can’t catch hogs if I can’t find them or bay them and it doesn’t do any good to find/bay if I can’t finish by catching them once they are found and bayed. A good catch dog can keep the helpful bay dogs from getting wrecked. A good catch dog can keep them from having to run longer races because they miss or can’t hold. A good catch can keep you from getting wrecked. It’s a bad feeling to crawl in on your belly, knowing that you can’t go any direction except forward or backward when your looking eye to eye with a beast that is mad and NOT under control for whatever reason. Handle is obviously a big deal to me as well. In my simple mind, a good handle helps myself as well as the catch dog. I think if nothing else, this slow motion thing makes me a better handler. It helps me help my dog.

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