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« on: February 18, 2014, 07:05:40 pm » |
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I have the option of obtaining a litter mate to my best two dogs... but she is a little over 3 years old. She has never been officially put on anything, she has been just a yard dog that was free to roam.
The question is: Has anyone tried to start a 3 year old dog? What was the success rate of said dog making it?
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Deepforkhogger
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« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2014, 07:22:49 pm » |
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Best dog iv hunted with guy got her at 5 years, she is 8 now and will out strike any dog iv hunted with. All he did was broke her off deer and all that and kept her in hogs . If u know the litter mates are hog dogs I would defionatly give her a try. Good luck !
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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2014, 07:33:23 pm » |
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It will probly be easier than a young dog. It should figure out what is expected faster and u don't have to worry about it being a goofy pup. The closest I have come to doing what ur doing is starting a lab duck hunting at 5 years old. He had played a lil fetch but never hunted. He picked it up fast and was a fine dog to have never really been trained. Picked up hand signals figured out how to trail cripples and was a pure joy to hunt with.
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« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2014, 07:45:29 pm » |
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if the hunt is in them they will make good hunting dogs...
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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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« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2014, 08:07:13 pm » |
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yep I've rescued many a dog at older ages , and given the exposure they turned on and into decent dogs .
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chads7376
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2014, 08:31:02 pm » |
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Thanks for the feedback.
I guess we will see
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T-Bob Parker
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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2014, 08:52:19 pm » |
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$100 bucks says she'll go hunt.  |
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« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2014, 09:12:56 pm » |
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I got a three year old bmc that had found a hog a month ago but didn't really know what to do. So the following week I got chance to work her in a bay pen wasn't really impressed but she did show interest. About a week ago went to deer lease she jumped on some hogs with her seven month old pup. Was really happy with her attitude but I still need her to run with some experience dogs to get her to range out she still hangs around me when I walk . Her pup is seven months old is doing real good just really need them to range out . I wish I could've started her younger but I like her cause she just mature and laid back don't really have to get on her.she's coming around just happy to see it to start to click in her head. Thats all I could ask for.
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« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2014, 09:32:52 pm » |
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Would be all over it brotha.
Best part is.......she wasn't sitting on your yard or on your dime the entire 3 years.
All biscuits and gravy!
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chads7376
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« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2014, 08:35:21 pm » |
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So... I picked up the dog today and made the hour drive to the house. Called my buddy and he had two pigs in his pen so I ran over there to see if she would at least bay a pig. She was a little weary at first but she did bay them. I think she did good for her time to be off her yard in 3 years. We ended up throwing a couple other dogs in there to show her the ropes. The bad part of the evening was when we were trying to get dogs out of the pen with these two hogs... I was paying attention to one hog and the other bit me in the leg. Got it all flushed out and started my antibiotics tonight. Fingers crossed for no infection  |
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« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2014, 08:53:45 pm » |
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number 2 fire good luck hope you do good. Yall need to teach them pigs some manners
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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2014, 05:54:16 am » |
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Aw hell chad you better watch out your gonna end up like rick!!!!
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T-Bob Parker
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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2014, 06:18:34 am » |
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Aw hell chad you better watch out your gonna end up like rick!!!!
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