msinc
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From what I have seen over the years I think we are talking about two different kinds of dogs....as I see it, a babbler is one thing and the so-called "automatic strike" dog is another. The babbler is kind of obvious...he leaves out barking as soon as he is cut loose and happy barks like an idiot until he either shuts up or gets minus points. Generally this dog will shut up eventually and other dogs will at least have a chance at first strike. He is just mouthing off to be an idiot and mainly because nobody has beaten or shocked that ignorance out of him yet.
The automatic strike dogs as I have known them do not leave barking as soon as they are cut loose, but rather get out there a little ways and wait to start barking until they are at least in the kind of area where a coon is likely to be, such as right on the creek or in a swamp. Sometimes, probably most of the time, an automatic dog opens when he sees the other dogs acting the least bit excited. If another dog starts really working an area hard like he smells something or winds and runs in a certain direction, this is when the automatic dog sees it and opens. They tend to pay more attention to what the other dogs are doing than trying to find a coon themselves.
They can be a problem with a good handler because he will tree the dog just before the real dog doing the work hits the tree and have first strike and first tree. Many a nite champion was made this way.
I cannot stand a dog like that, but there are people that want them so yes they are advertised. In a sense I guess the automatic strike dog is really just a "me-too" dog that has taken it in a direction you can get something out of.
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