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Branson P
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« on: January 11, 2010, 09:28:27 pm » |
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My pups are all nine weeks old 2 of them are full blooded mountain cur and one is half mountain cur half airdale. i need to know when i can start working them on pigs and how big the pigs need to be.
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BigAinaBuilt
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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2010, 10:19:29 pm » |
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Hey Branson P! From what I have gathered about this subject so far is that everyones opinion and style differs but the best advice is to let them be puppies until they're showing you they're ready and matured enough to get in there and then depending on your style of training (pen or mock hunts) you can introduce them then. All dogs mature at different rates so there really is no "set" age or size to get them "started" at. As far as how big of a pig to use the answers are just opinions once again! Some will say a little bigger then the dog and others will say the size of the hogs you plan to get on because you train on shoats they grab shoats. If you do a little searching through past threads there are a few discussions on starting dogs as young as 8 weeks all the way to 2 year olds. Welcome to ETHD and good luck!
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oklahoma hogger
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« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2010, 10:23:13 pm » |
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As he said it differs from dog to dog.
But i always try my pup at around four months just to kinda see what they do.
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Branson P
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2010, 10:29:46 pm » |
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alright thanx to the both of yall. This will actaully be my first pack of dogs so im pretty excited. ive been going for bout 3 months now with one of my good friends thats been in it forever so im pretty sure they have taught me well so i hope this will be a good deal for me
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oklahoma hogger
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« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2010, 10:59:41 pm » |
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Good luck with your pack.
where are you located?
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Branson P
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« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2010, 12:25:30 pm » |
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Alright thanx... im located bout 45 min away from abilene tx
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pig snatcher
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« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2010, 03:13:10 pm » |
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You will likely get a lot of responses on this post and you can search through and likely find several older posts like it. Good choice in dogs.  I am partial to mt. currs and airedales and mixes of airedales. |
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« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2010, 01:41:51 pm » |
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I TRY TO BRING A LIL SHOAT AROUND THE PUPS AT ABOUT 4 MONTHS TOO JUST TO SEE HOW THEY REACT AND JUST EASE THEM INTO IT FROM THERE, BUT THIS SORT OF THING HAS VERY MANY OPINIONS.
WELCOME AND GOOD LUCK!
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