Registered: Jun 2012
Location: central maryland
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Frankenstein, I just was'nt clear what part of the training you where refering to. I agree 100 percent that letting a pup get ate up is pretty stupid. However, once that dog is around a year old, they quit being a pup. If as a handler you feel the pup, young dog, however you want to classsify it, is mature enough to take a good nip on the nose or ear without any set backs, I don't see a problem with a good scrap once in a while. I know alot of reputible people that incorporate this into their training regiment under SUPERVISED conditions. Meaning your there controlling the action yourself or with an older more experienced dog to pile in and help the pupil out. Every dog is different, you can't put an age on it.

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What defines a real" Coondog"? What does asswhoopin have to do with dog trainin?

"A couple more asswhoopins from that coon and ol Ranger will be a top coondog"!

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I guess I prefer the abilities and habits to come naturally rather than manmade. If I have to manipulate or teach any of these traits then I feel the pup was short bred to start with and I want no part of it or it's likes. But I'm kinda strange to start with. Goodluck to all.

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I guess I prefer the abilities and habits to come naturally rather than manmade. If I have to manipulate or teach any of these traits then I feel the pup was short bred to start with and I want no part of it or it's likes. But I'm kinda strange to start with. Goodluck to all.

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Registered: Jun 2012
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I think we all would rather have natural than man made. Just alot easier anyway you look at it. Sometime with both natural and manmade you have to find the right trigger. Good luck to all.

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Location: Illinois
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Reading these post made me think of something Mr. John Wick told me many, many years ago. I was probably a teenager myself when he told me this and honestly I don't think it registered with me at the time. After training many young dogs and a couple children myself, I think I finially realized what he meant. What he told me was to think of training a pup as if teaching a 5 year old child. Patience, consistency, repetition, be gentle but firm, and a lot more patience. This method works!
Many people have comented to me over the years how lucky I was to have had so many good hounds. Believe me, I do feel honored and blessed, as I have had a lot of good hounds & even a few great hounds. I learned a long time ago, the more I hunted the luckier I got, lol.

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Location: central maryland
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All I can say to that is AMEN. With an emphasis on the patience.

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Registered: Jul 2011
Location: tennessee
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i dont know much bout training dogs,but in my opinion and what little ive fooled with dogs, letting a dog fight a coon aint going to make them any better. good breeding and hunting the pads off their feet is the only way i know how to make a coon dog.

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I LOVE IT WHEN SOME GET ON HERE AND BOAST ABOUT HOW GOOD A DOG TRAINER THEY ARE....SET , STAY, LAY DOWN , ROLL OVER , SPEAK , JUMP THROUGH A HOOP, BREAKEN DOGS OFF TRASH, LEAD , LOAD...YOU ARE A DOG TRAINER....
LIKE MORE THAN ONE HAS SAID ON THIS THREAD , COON DOGS ARE BORN NOT TRAINED , TREE DOGS ARE BORN NOT TRAINED....
YOU WANT TO BECOME A WORLD CLASS COON DOG TRAINER , GO GET YOU A PUP BRED OUT OF COON DOGS TAKE HIM HUNTEN IF BRED OUT OF REAL COON DOGS AND PUT ON COONS YOU ARE MORE THAN WELLCOME TO TAKE THE CREDIT.....

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