"Give hime time and lots of affection" those were the words spoken to me when i picked 2 littermates from bill tolson and got them home one was shy and the other was a superstar.He said "I bet the shy one makes you a better dog",he was right.I never had to raise a hand around him but if i did i think it would have ruined him,struck his first hog at 6 months old and now at 3 years old is the best dog i have had the pleasure of owning.He is all business in the woods and has soft eyes of a wise old man while the rough and tumble pup is still an excellent srike dog he still has puppy characteristics at 3 yrs old.I think between 12 and 24 months is when a dog will chose there own path in the hunting world.BE PATIENT!
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