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« on: July 13, 2012, 05:58:18 am » |
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Some dogs fire up on hogs all by their self and others need another dog to fire them up. I hate to say I've never put much thought into this before. Anyone ever payed attention to how these different types of dogs hunt later in life ?
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Reuben
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2012, 06:04:04 am » |
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I focus on natural... starting with the small pups and continue watching and culling until about a year old...my theory is if the pup needs a ton of training then 2 things I can expect...the dog will have a higher percent chance of not making the kind of dog I like...and this dog will produce more like himself if bred...those are the 2 reasons why I focus on natural hunt...
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Training dogs is not about quantity, it's more about timing, the right situations, and proper guidance...After that it's up to the dog...
A hunting dog is born not made...
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TexasHogDogs
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2012, 06:42:35 am » |
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I have seen a bunch of them start themselves and I have seen a bunch more than needed a little push. Its nice to see a very young one start himself but from what I have seen not much difference in how they turn out . You just never can tell how a dog is going to turn out . I have seen very fast starting dogs hit slow spots at around two years old and never come out of it then again I have seen them come out of it and make great dogs and I have seen dogs start very late that make great dogs.
I think there is a lot of people that judge a dog way to early in his life and most dont fully mature till they are 36-48 months old . On the flip side of that when you already got good dogs who has the time and money to wait on one to start till he is two years old.
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The older I get the less Stupidity I can stand !
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H.Wilson
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2012, 07:32:50 am » |
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My main strike dog started at an early age my second best is 2 I've had her since she was a pup showed no interest in a hog till about 6 months ago I can now drop her by herself bay and catch hogs with just her it's like she all of a sudden thought to her self omg I'm a hog dog
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It might be lonely at the top but it's a bitch on the bottom
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KevinN
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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2012, 11:15:33 am » |
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My main strike dog started at an early age my second best is 2 I've had her since she was a pup showed no interest in a hog till about 6 months ago I can now drop her by herself bay and catch hogs with just her it's like she all of a sudden thought to her self omg I'm a hog dog
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2012, 05:21:36 pm » |
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A hog dog is born not made ... u can only make a dog do such much .. that's were the good breeding comes in
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catch em hard and tie em fast
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Hog Dog Mike
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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2012, 10:17:43 pm » |
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I got a couple of littermate brothers from a good friend. These dogs were born hating hogs. He had them running loose as pups in the yard. We started cutting a pig and it was the first time either had ever heard a hog of any kind in their life. Here they came wide open and both attacked the hog and we had to beat them off and they still wanted some more.
Right then and there I told my buddy that I was going to buy one of those dogs. He carried me high all day about those dogs saying there was no way he could part with one of them. When I left he gave me both of them. Nobody has ever given be a better gift in my life.
One lived to be 8 and died of narcodia. The other I hunted 12 seasons and he died of a heart attack.
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