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Originally posted by Justin Smith
shoot the dog , whip the possum

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Originally posted by Justin Smith
shoot the dog , whip the possum

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Originally posted by Oak Ridge
Once the dog trees the possum, the damage is already done, and you can't undo it by shocking them, or "whipping them till they pee".....

This should be done in the YARD....with a possum in a trap, or cut loose.

The goal here is possum avoidance. If you put the dog in a fenced in area where they cant get out, put the possum in a cage in the middle of the area...

Let the dog get up close and personal with the possum, so it knows what's in the cage. Make sure you have a training collar on the dog....

When the dog gets excited about the possum, no need to flatten the dog on high with the collar...use only enough stimulation to get the dogs attention. If you can watch from inside the house or inside your truck, so much the better. now as soon as the dog shows interest in the possum again...tingle them again... use increased stimulation if necessary....repeat this until the dog AVOIDS THE POSSUM.

You might have to do this several different times on different days. But the goal is that you put the dog in the yard with the possum, and the dog avoids the possum at all costs.......

Then and only then are you on the path to breaking the dog off possum.

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Originally posted by Redwood Hounds
I've helped put a leash on a possum. And walked it along side of possum catching pro.

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Kind of weird way. Before my walker became a coon dog he liked slick tails. i would never shoot them out just scold him. Finally one night i shot one out picked it up by the tail and gave him a whooping with it. No problems since.

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Originally posted by Oak Ridge
Once the dog trees the possum, the damage is already done, and you can't undo it by shocking them, or "whipping them till they pee".....

This should be done in the YARD....with a possum in a trap, or cut loose.

The goal here is possum avoidance. If you put the dog in a fenced in area where they cant get out, put the possum in a cage in the middle of the area...
Then and only then are you on the path to breaking the dog off possum.

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