Pet to a catch dog?

[Slim9797]

My buddy and I just went and picked up a nice looking female pit, a little over a year old. She's small, maybe 45-50 lbs, got her hoping to turn her into a catch dog then maybe breed to the male that my buddy has that's a heck of a catch dog down the road. Anyway, this gyp had been a pet till we got her Monday. Yesterday we went a snatched a few 20 lb shoats. Let our puppies bay on them, then let her investigate. She would bite at the ear and stuff but seemed like she had no confidence being around all the new dogs and it seemed as that she was trying really hard to ignore the aggression that was screaming inside her, being a pet she's never been allowed to be aggressive towards any other animal. After a little while she started to grab it and actually catch it. But if another dog around her or me or my buddy moved too fast in her direction. She's let go. Again just seemed like she had no confidence. But she showed a lot of interest and I liked what I saw. She did just about how I expected... My question is have any of you guys dealt with turning a pet to a catch dog? Any tips or tricks? Recommendations on what i should do, or where to go from here with her?


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[Goose87]

Chain her up outside the pen the next few times you mess with pups, to tease her and ignite that natural prey drive, in the meantime just be getting her used to you and adjusted to a new lifestyle. I got a gyp built just like her that came from similar situation, actually turned out to be one of the most natural catch dogs I've ever hauled. Make sure she can't bite the wire and mess her teeth up, get in there and bite the hog on the ear and make it squeal a time or two

[TheRednose]

Dogs are a funny thing. They are all different, but what I have noticed with bulldogs is they usually either have it in them or they don't. She is still young as you said she is only around a year so she might not be fully on yet. I would try what goose said and give her a little time to get used to her new environment and you as her master. You should know in the next few months though either way. Good luck.

PS 45-50lb is pretty good size for a year old female pure apbt

[Judge peel]

You can try this it has served me well get a pig that can fight them off but not to big say 100 lb or so get you best hammering dog tie the pig up to a tree not a pen let your dog start hammering then walk the bulldog right up to the hog let her catch then pull her right off like with in few seconds and repete this each time letting her stay a bit longer. When you take her off pet and love on her


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[Slim9797]

Rednose I I have to say I agree with you to the extent that say I raise a pup as I would the rest of my cur dogs and any working dog prospect, and then show her a pig and her want nothing to do with it.  my logic may be completely off but I think raised as a pet will severely tone down a dogs natural instincts. If she's never been able to do anything but sit in a back yard, and lick her owner a few times a week. That natural ability will be oppressed because let's face it. Having a pit as a pet that shows any real aggression to other animals is NO BUENO, in The publics eyes atleast  so they are corrected everytime the growl or bark at another animal.... Judge, goose, that's what me and my buddy kinda thought. Get her used to a pig and us, atleast make sure she's comfortable with us and understands we actually want her to catch the pig, then let her at a bigger hog that's gonna knock her around a little bit if she doesn't catch it atleast somewhere.


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[Judge peel]

Slim some of the best cd around where and are house pets. I start my bulldogs off as house dogs this creates a bond loyalty and a good handle


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[Slim9797]

Dang. He's handsome judge!


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[TheRednose]

Yes I think you have a good plan and giving her some time to get used to you guys and understand what you want from her like I said is a good idea. And like I said she is still pretty young so you giving her sometime to turn it on is not a bad idea if you have the patience. Some bulldogs turn on later than others. I have had some pretty much born on and I have had some that did not turn on till around 18-24 months. I hope she turns out to be a good one for, keep us updated.

[Fixitlouie]

All mine are pets first...

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[Pwilson_10]

Same here I get mine from people that have them as pets first


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[ArtHenrey]

Sounds like she's already caught. She's already went against what she knows not to. I'd say introduce her to do thing bigger. Bet she'd be shy at first but a little bump from the hog I bet she'd fire off a little better. She looks good slim

[Slim9797]

Art.... Bubba. If she works out would you be willing to breed Doobie? Honestly I've been behind quite a few GOOD catch dogs, and I can't get over Doobie. The one hunt we've had he impressed the hell out of me!


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[T.R.]

I hope your dog works out she sure is a looker. Iv been around 2 that was pets and they wanted to jump on my other dogs. So they found a new place with greener grass.

[Slim9797]

This one definitely ain't jumping my other dogs. Hell a little 5 month old half pit that we have catching pretty good she seemed kinda nervous and sketched out by. Hopefully she will work out. Gonna take her Saturday morning. Plan is to walk her into a couple bays then tie her up right outside. Get her worked up nice and good


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