l.lyle
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quote: Originally posted by ahinsch
Just keep her by herself, if she isn't doing much set her up for a couple weeks then try again. She is still real young, don't push her too hard, if it's in her it will come out eventually. I'd much rather have a dog start at 10-12mo than 6mo.
I agree. 10-12 months is fine to start a dog in the woods. If it has been taught to Sit, Come, Load up etc. Every dog in the kennel should be of "pup training " quality. Meaning allowing apupto jump and lick all over it and never make a sound. Are you going to release that pup with the jacked up two year old you are fine tuning for the World hunt or his Great Grandma that she has a chance of keeping up with? I don't like the sound of any pup opening its mouth if it doesn't smell a coon so I think you probably have a hill to climb. I would not give up yet though. I would set her up and give it one more month to physically mature. Take her out on a ten mile dirt road in the middle of the day along with great gandma,grandma, ma, and young hotshot, and turn them all out to follow the truck home for excercise. If she laggs AND opens her mouth I would get rid of her. By then, an 8 month old know nothing pup should be ahead of grandma after about 4 miles . If she is upwith Junior Jackup after six miles and shut up I'd give her another month.
Last edited by l.lyle on 06-01-2011 at 07:16 AM
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