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Wmwendler
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« Reply #20 on: March 28, 2008, 06:27:47 pm » |
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Realdogs......Thats the same top secret method i've been using. I wonder who sqealed on my secret method, and told you. LMAO.
But seriously......that is a great way to start a dog. First time, let them see the loosely tied hog first, so they know, or actually so you know they will bark at it. Then let them find it, and make it harder and harder for them to find it each time. And give the hog a little more fredom to fight back each time. Well bred dogs will bark at hogs without any example from older dogs. But it does not hurt to provide a good example and may help build thier confidence faster if an older dog is present. Just dont tie the hog too loose. I did that once......A freind of mine drug the hog off to make a scent trail and but when he turned the hog loose it got up and ran off, and he started waving and hollering at me to turn the dogs loose. So I un snaped the pups and sicked them on the trail. They hit the trail but the hog had too big a head start and smoked them eventually.
On hog size when using this method. Just get a hog that is big enough to keep the pup or dog from catching it, but small enough so that it is not a chore to catch, tie, and untie every time. I certainly would not want to wrastle with a 180 sow when a 60-80 lb shoat would work just fine. Although, a big hog would be good to teach a dog to respect the hog which will likely prevent some bad wrecks later on, but that might only be important if the dog comes from a line that is notorious for being hard headed and gritty.
A 2 year old dog is not to old to start.
Waylon
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