Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Missouri
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Culling to me means killing it. I've culled a few for different reasons and will continue to do so.

The animal shelters already have dogs needing homes. Why contribute to that, even more?

I suppose if someone had a cull and IF they neutered it and IF they didn't let the papers go with the dog and IF the animal could be placed with someoen that would properly care for it, then that would be alright. But, those are alot of IF's and I bet most culls don't end up this way. In fact, I'd say a good many end up at some shelter where some bleeding heart will tell folks the hound was rescued from hunters that abused it, killed raccoons with it, and abandoned it.

Or, what really gripes me is when they get given to young hunters, "free". Its kind of like, if you pick my trash up at the street, I won't have to pay the garbage company to do it.

For the most part these cast-offs will get treated like cast-offs their whole lives. If they have some color problem or other fault, then that will still be associated with the breeder.

If someone doesn't have the guts to take a 1 day old pup, a 6 mo. old pup or a 18 mo. old and end its life in a quick, humane, and ethical manner, they shouldn't be breeding dogs, imo.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Dog House
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amen
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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Ohio
Posts: 662

Well I should kept quite about culling, didn,t mean for people to take it the wrong way. But I think is necessary for culling in your breeding program for improving your favorite breed. I think it's ok to give a cull dog away but only if the breeder keeps the papers.

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Registered: Sep 2003
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Stretcher - give me your address and you can feed all those non-coondogs I run across. Make sure you ALSO pay to have them fixed because they do not need to reproduce in their likeness.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: OHIO
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never have give mine away----why would i want to give somebody i like a dog that can not do the job it was bred for? i can understand(not agree with) someone who raises 1 litter not being able to protect the integrity of the breed. but anyone who chooses to raise more than they personally need should feel obligated and be able to do so.

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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: wv
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ihave is an all around good dog she is very protective of my kids and me she can be put on any thing up to the size of a cow so far she is a wonderful pet but the male has an all bis.attitude he has one thing on his mind hunt but the jip is a good pet and an eazy kipper she does get in the garbage box though thats the only compaint but as far as bothering any thing like chickens or horses or cats she aks like they dont exsist

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Lumpkin, Ga
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I don't mean they lay around the house and never leave the yard while being allowed to run loose. All of mine are kept inside fences. It would never do to allow them to run free, but they have the personality to be pets. Have a great attitude toward children and people in general. The ones we've raised as house dogs were no more trouble to house break than any other dog. The same dogs hunt just as hard when they are hunting. They can be both a house dog/pet and a hard hunting coondog at the same time, if they are raised and trained that way.

Keeping hunting dogs in the house has other problems that their owners have to deal with like mud, but their general nature and ability to have house manners is not a problem.

It's probably the ones that have been penned up or chained all their lives and never had any attention except to go hunting once in a while that won't do as a pet.

Oh yeah, I do think "culling" is a necessary part of raising puppies.

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