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Posted by rdmedders on 01-24-2022 11:46 AM:

riding in dog box

over the weekend i went on a road trip,drove 2 1/2 hours to hunt. we hunted a few hours and treed 3 coons .
then my female decided she had had enough & wouldn't hunt! it was cold , she got wet & muddy! im thinking the ride down there and the hunting conditions effected her!
has anyone experienced this?

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Posted by DL NH on 01-24-2022 03:13 PM:

How cold was it?

How cold was the ride down for the dog?

Were there several drops made where dogs got wet then loaded into a cold dog box to move to another spot?

Was the dog in good shape for this hunt?

Any external or internal parasites?

Any tick transmitted diseases?

I’d suspect there perhaps could have been some hypothermia involved.

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Posted by rdmedders on 01-24-2022 03:33 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by DL NH
How cold was it?

How cold was the ride down for the dog?

Were there several drops made where dogs got wet then loaded into a cold dog box to move to another spot?

Was the dog in good shape for this hunt?

Any external or internal parasites?

Any tick transmitted diseases?

I’d suspect there perhaps could have been some hypothermia involved.


it was 28 degrees.
Dog is in good shape, parasite free.

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Posted by Outback1 on 01-24-2022 04:01 PM:

Has she been hauled and hunted strange places before ?


Posted by rdmedders on 01-24-2022 04:12 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Outback1
Has she been hauled and hunted strange places before ?

no we normally hunt the same places

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Posted by Brian Gray on 01-24-2022 04:41 PM:

Just my .2 cents 28 degrees is not that cold. Would look for other reasons for not hunting.


Posted by Outback1 on 01-24-2022 06:22 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by rdmedders
no we normally hunt the same places


I think that might be your dogs issue, you should haul her more , even if your not going hunting, get her used to riding to different places,
and of course try hunting her at different locations.
the cold most likely was not the issue.


Posted by Reuben on 01-25-2022 12:02 AM:

28 degrees is really cold down south when you factor in the humidity…

I think you should consider chill factor if the dog box is breezy…

With a lower temperature including chill factor, a dog will burn quite a bit more calories…it is possible she ran out of fuel…

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Posted by jake waddell on 01-26-2022 01:47 AM:

yall have to understand 28 degrees is cold for southern folks, its 29 rite now with a windchil of 19, thats freezing, its all realative, it was 50 degrees yesterday, your talking about a 30 degree difference with the wind chill, animals arent that much different that us when it comes to temp, id say it was deffently the temp, just my opinion.

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Posted by shadinc on 01-26-2022 02:09 AM:

I don't know how far south you are, but that's very cold below Baton Rouge.

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Posted by Larry Hall on 01-26-2022 01:41 PM:

28 degress down your way is incredibly cold coupled with your high humidity. Couple hours hunting, wet, cold in a drafty box if you don't have door covers. perfect recipe for hypothermia..

Not surprised she quit on you.. was needing a warm spot to curl up in.. I'd of quit long before two hours ..


Posted by DL NH on 01-26-2022 04:14 PM:

Not sure if dogs experience the same effects of hypothermia as do humans or not. Humans suffering from hypothermia will get sleepy and lethargic the longer it goes on and eventually die if not caught in time.

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Posted by Reuben on 01-26-2022 10:18 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by DL NH
Not sure if dogs experience the same effects of hypothermia as do humans or not. Humans suffering from hypothermia will get sleepy and lethargic the longer it goes on and eventually die if not caught in time.


Cold weather will make a dog burn lots of calories just to stay warm…dog can’t hunt too long without eating a decent meal…
I bet a 1/4 pound of raw 73/27 hamburger meat probably would have got her going again…

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