Just Wondering?????

[DOEHEAD]

I have a buddy I hunt with that has a dog that has been hunted off a razor alot. The dog hunts good as long as the bike is not running but as soon as my buddy starts the razor up he makes a b line to see whats going on. Wondering if anyone else has had this problem b4? If so what are some fixes to get the dog to continue hunting while we change locations? The dog is about a year and a half old and is gritty bay and will help catch when cd catches. This is the only prob he has. Any advice is greatly appriciated!!!!

[Circle C]

I  HAD a dog that did the exact thing you are talking about.  Notice I said HAD   Honestly, I wish I knew how to break him of being too concerned with the ATV. I worked with the dog almost a year, and he got a little better, but not much.

Hopefully someone here knows how to fix your dog.

[DOEHEAD]

I thought the same he's history, except he's not mine, but he's well mannered and has hunt to him just wondering if there's a fix for this or not?

[jhy]

I hear that a lot, "  The dog doesnt want to get away from the 4 wheeler while its running."  What I do leave fourwheeler running and take the dog hunting on foot, thus building confidence that he isnt going to get left.  Get him on sure enough hog sign and when he gets one going he shouldnt come off to go check on the fourwheeler if you have to change positions.  If he does come off a hog to come back to the fourwheeler then the fourwheeler is more important to him than hogs and either you need to work with him a lot more or get a hog dog and not a fourwheeler dog. JMO

Joey

[Bryant]

The dog does what you describe because he was conditioned to do so.  I wish there was a simple solution to fix the problem you describe because there are a LOT of people who have done the same thing.

That's the exact reason I try to NEVER ride my wheeler (or walk) with impressionable pups on the ground.  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

[elliscountyhog]

Y move? My dogs do the same thing but if they are hunting and looking then i stay put, but as soon as they get back to the wheeler i load up and then move.

[Eric]

Y move? My dogs do the same thing but if they are hunting and looking then i stay put, but as soon as they get back to the wheeler i load up and then move.

I would bet they are moving to try to stay close to the strike dogs. This happens alot to people with tracking systems who have probems with hogs breaking.

[justincorbell]

i know alot of people dont have access to this but one great way to get a pups confidence up is to run him with other dogs and do it on horseback........myself and my huntin partner have had good success with this.......dont work the pup on a 4wheeler for a few months........(if possible) then by the time u pull the old 4x4 out the pup will have established his role and the last thing on his mind will be worrying about gettin left.........i can honestly say that our older dogs hunt GOOD off of 4wheelers but they hunt GREAT off horses.......never could figgure out exactly what it is about the horses but i think it lets the dogs work at their own pace........we hardly ever see the dogs when we are on horseback i think they realize that they can hit the woods and work wherever they want and not just stay in front of the wheeler........just my 2 cents..........hopefully it'll help u out.....if not i'll take the pup from u haha......j/k  .....good luck and happy hunting

Justin

[Noah]

My current lead dog did that crap for over a yr.  She'd hear me driving to the bay, and come to me... where upon I'd have to send her back in to find, stop, and bay the hog up again ... I feel your pain   She eventually figured it out, but it did take time.  It helps to have a dog that will stay at the bay to keep the other dog company.

[RIP]

I think the prevention method is probably the best method.  My dogs were never hunted off any ATV (mainly cause I dont have one lol) but as I started hunting with more people who do use ATV's my dogs dont pay them any mind.  I might try only hunting the dog when you can go without using your ATV for a season and that might get it used to hunting without constantly listening for an engine.  Old habits are hard to break and a few hunts might not do the trick.  If not we can always use a good strike dog.

[DOEHEAD]

Thanks for the replys guys, got somethings to try now mabey something works.