Okie Dawg
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Location: Tonkawa Oklahoma
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Originally posted by coonscry
OkieDawg, that's not what I wrote. I said SHOCK. So your misquoting does nothing for the argument. That being said, no. I've had my dogs cross US 191 a bunch of times here in Utah and US 101 in washington a bunch of times. Not to mention any other road where the speed limit is 65. I don't/won't shock them if they are running good game(mostly bears in those areas). I've caught them and led them across the road if there was traffic. I've caught them and loaded them up and I've just let them cross if it's a straight away with no traffic. I've never shocked or toned them while having them chase good game. Of course, keep in mind that I don't make a habit of hunting around highways so i don't have to normally worry about it. But it does happen. I want my dogs to finish EVERY track they can and if it's safe running on the other side, I'll let them go. I did have one of my dogs our on a lion track this last winter and he trailed it for miles and miles to US 40. Which is the main highway into our area. Lots and lots of 18 wheelers doing 65+. I was able to yell that dog off of what was at that point a pretty fresh lion track. The other side of the road wasn't a good place to run and when I started yelling, he came to me. That's really what a well trained dog should do. He didn't even have a shock collar on.
Well my dogs will do the same if they can hear me. We don't hunt big country hear though. Like I said before there is a road around each mile section. Try getting to your dog before he can make it a mile on a fast race.
I personaly see no differance in calling a dog with a voice command and calling one with a vibrate command. They know both mean the same thing if you train them that way and I do. I haven't shocked any of my dogs in a long time. They are all house broke to speaking when they need out sife, speeking on command and yep they have to come when called no matter what. One speeks when you tell it to speek, one when you tell him to whale and the pup speaks when you tell it to sing. I do a little obeidence on my hounds but not like I have on most other dogs I have owned.
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