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« on: October 20, 2009, 09:43:42 pm » |
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It's almost been a year to the date that I lost my lil' Abby, and funny thing is there's not a hunt that goes by that I still don't miss her. She was young...just a little over two years old but she was a real-deal hog dog like no other I've had. The last few months before she died, I had gotten very arrogant where she was concerned. I never said a word to anyone, but those that knew me well knew that Abby wouldn't be first to hit the ground. What would make me grin ear to ear was letting everyone else turn out....wait until all dogs made a round and came back, then I would quietly slip back and let her out. Time after time she would bay up in an area other dogs had been through. She was a late bloomer, showed no interest at first, and honestly I hated her when I first started her. Man, NO TELLING what I wouldn't give to have her back... Anyone else have memories of perhaps one of those once-in-a-lifetime dogs?  |
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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 10:04:17 pm » |
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what a beautiful dog that is...sorry she is no longer with you. i miss a few dogs myself... bella   jake...(the one that's rt side of my catchdog getting a paw full. lol..) heck of a dog...got an eye knocked out by a huge russian. since then, the dog wasn't near as good and didn't want to hunt as deep. the guy that has him now claims he's a jam up strike, bay, and all around dog. doesn't know why i sold him. he didn't know the jake i knew though... rip...(ybmc) freak of nature dog....2nd dog ive owned named rip that died. ill never name a dog rip again.  |
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setexasplott
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 10:15:18 pm » |
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a plott named blade i had a few years ago . i could turn him loose in alaska and bay a hog . he was built right , listen well and knew how to put the brakes on one. i lost him to a huge boar that i never got to catch but i did see the hog . i had to track to him after it broke . i found him layed in the woods he never made it off the ranch but he died doing what he loved and luckily i breed him 2 months before i know have his daughter and 3 grandsons that i just started and let me tell you i can see their grandpa in them . i just hope they will be half the dog he was
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i know i should be hurtin but im smilin ear to ear
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 10:19:17 pm » |
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I got his daughter's daughter right?  |
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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 10:27:20 pm » |
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that would be the blood i am talking about
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i know i should be hurtin but im smilin ear to ear
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009, 10:35:24 pm » |
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 The dog that I am holding on the right was my girl Maybeline. She was a medium range dog that had a ton of bottom and was able to produce some large amounts pork. I used her in the TDHA tournament and she took us on a hour long hog catching spree that helped our team place in the top 10. Some people also got to see her hunt in the SHNF with pretty good results. I sure miss her and will never forget her. She was a HOGDOG.  My boy Maverick. He was a solid catchdog that I had when I was stationed at Camp Lejuene. He participated in his fair share of early morning PT and was always by my side. I knew at some point that I should've quit using him while I was ahead. He died doing what he loved and it hit me as hard as losing a close friend. When its my time to go, I 'll have a helluva pack waiting on me. |
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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009, 11:24:15 pm » |
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Richard Im sorry to hear Maybeline is gone. I only hunted with her that once but she was the DEAL!!!
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« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2009, 11:24:16 pm » |
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that's a big ol' boy hobbled you got there, how much he go?
270?
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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2009, 11:40:24 pm » |
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Texas_Cur, Thanks for the kind words, that was a heck of a hunt. Seems like we walked 15 miles.  |
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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2009, 11:43:06 pm » |
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that's a big ol' boy hobbled you got there, how much he go?
270?
I can't remember what he sold for, but I don't think it was quite 270. That pic is probably one of the only pics I've taken that actually does a hog justice. The rest of the time, I have to post pics on the scale, so no one will think I'm exagerating..lol  |
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« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2009, 04:29:41 am » |
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I lost Banjo about 30 minutes ago and anticipate missing him much the same way that you miss Abby. At almost 1.5 years old, he wasn't a tenured dog but he hunted harder than any dog I have seen in a long time. Over the last 5 months, he struck the majority of our pigs and he was as consistent as they come. With a little refinement/experience, he would have been one of the greats. Hell, as a pup he was one of the best!
I guess that we can always hope to find their equal some day...
Steve
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kevin
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« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2009, 07:27:46 am » |
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 . I sure miss my Lilly dog. I hunted her for 7 years. She was about as good a dog as figure you could ask for. Never sick, never made a sound at the house, great companion. I think she only pissed me off one time. Its definately obvious that she is gone from my yard. I also miss Stoli. She is still around though. She just lives with a friend. I have a lot of memories with those 2 dogs. |
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« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2009, 08:42:56 am » |
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had a dog named duke. he was kind and real well mannered. he was just a help dog till he was about 4 yrs old. then something clicked in him and he was a hog finding son-of-a-gun. went huntin one night and got on a 150# boar with 1 1/2 in teeth. i got to the bay and duke was laying on the bank of the creek and the other dogs were baying. shot the boar. it had gotten under his cut collar and got his jugular. when i picked him up, he was light as a feather, he had bled out, but was still breathing. my wife stayed w/ him and tried to make him as comfortable as possible while i went to get my truck. by the time i got back, she was still holding him and said he had stopped breathing and was gone. it was hard for me to bury him, i got real choked up. i still talk about him. he was a great dog i will never forget. RIP Duke. :'(
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« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2009, 09:00:50 am » |
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FIRST AND FOREMOST I MISS OUR OLD DOG DUKE, THIS IS THE ONLY AWESOME DOG THAT MY DAD DIDNT TRAIN ALL THE WAY, BUT THE GUY THAT STARTED TRAININ HIM SURE HAD HIM GOIN, THIS DOG WAS 1/2 WALKER 1/2 LAB WAS SILENT ON TRAIL, AND HAD A GREAT NOSE, HELL I CANT EVEN REMEMBER DAD COMIN HOME FROM A DRY HUNT VERY MUCH AT ALL, DUKE WOULD FIND THEM PIGS IF IT TOOK ALL NIGHT, HE WAS ALSO AN AWESOME WIND DOG, U COULD LOAD HIM UP IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WITH OUT SNAPPIN EM UP, THEN GET TO WHERE UR GOIN, TAP THE TOP OF THE TRUCK AND HE WOULD JUMP OVER ONTO THE HOOD AND SIT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, WHEN HE WINDED ONE HE WOULD WAG HIS TAIL OR SOMETHIN TO THAT NATURE AND TURN TO LOOK AT MY DAD, ALL DAD HAD TO DO IS STOP THE TRUCK AND HE WOULD SHOOT OFF AND BE BAYED UP IN NO TIME, AND IF HE DIDNT FIND ONE DAD WOULD TAP THE TOP OF THE TRUCK AGAIN AND HE WOULD JUMP RIGHT BACK IN THE BACK, HE SURE WAS THE GREATEST, EV1 LOVED HUNTIN BEHIND HIM, HELL EVEN THE GUY WE GOT HIM FROM STOLE HIM AND DAD HAD TO GO SETTLE THAT! SADLY WE LOST HIM FROM A HEAT STROKE :'(
A FEW OTHERS THAT WERE SOME JAM UP DOGS, (ONE THING I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT MY DAD, I DONT KNO HOW HE DID IT BUT HE HAS ALWAYS ENDED UP TRAININ SOME D@MN GOOD DOGS!) SAMPSON, NUGGET, CHEIF, HOSS ALL AWESOME BAY DOGS... LOST A FEW GOOD CD'S TOO BO AND LUKE ARE THE MAIN ONES I REMEMBER! RIP TO ALL OF YA'LL, SURE DO MISS YALL AND COULD USE YALL RIGHT ABOUT NOW! I TOO WILL HAVE A HELLACIOUS PACK WAITIN ON ME WHEN I GO!
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elliscountyhog
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« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2009, 09:24:55 am » |
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I miss Sweetie, great catuhoula dog i had, Lilly, kevins dog she was fun to watch hunt, and Shadow txhoghunters LAB  , Those 3 dogs where prolly the 3 best i had the chance to hunt with. |
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Dexter
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« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2009, 10:24:56 am » |
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I have one of those missed dearly dogs wished i had a picture of him,,, Snake was a demon on hogs and would hit them like a frieght train and it really messed up a great team of dogs.. he was Trippz's brother and those two together was in my eyes unbeatable
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Mike
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« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2009, 12:25:21 pm » |
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I sure do miss my ol' Blue dog.
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got2catchem
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« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2009, 01:57:47 pm » |
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I sure do miss my ol' Blue dog.
Mike, did yall ever get anything off of him. He sure was a good looking dog. I like how yall dedicated the "Blue's Page" to him. |
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« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2009, 02:22:32 pm » |
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Dogs I miss?
There's a lot of them but one stands out just a little from the rest of my fallen warriors.
"Rico" was a dog alot like Lil Abby that "Bryant" describes above. He was probably the best dog I ever owned and I was fortunate enough have him in my earlier years of hog hunting. I still hunt the same family of dogs and relatives of his 20 plus years later now.
Hunting buddies would get aggravated and ask me to leave him in particular at the trailer occasionally just so they could be sure their dogs could still find a hog! He was literally a one dog show but hunted the same no matter how many dogs were on the ground with him. The most trainable dog I've ever owned by far.
He was all heart, no quit, fast and smart as they get. I swear this dog could read my mind and he would catch anything but only after I commanded him to.
The only complaint I had about that dog was that he would load up with a perfect stranger and go find him a hog as quick as he would do it for me. He didn't discriminate against who was hunting him thats for sure! lol
He was and still is the best of everything I look for in a hog dog. I still miss ole Rico and he's been dead around 18 years now.
This is a great thread and I sure am enjoying the reading...............Thanks
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« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2009, 04:13:00 pm » |
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She was a late bloomer, showed no interest at first, and honestly I hated her when I first started her. What was it about her that made you not give up on her to soon? |
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