Oak Ridge
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quote: Originally posted by jayray
p.s. I have a Joker/Powder pup which is double Clover bred that is showing alot of promise.I still firmly believe in this bloodline.
Jayray,
Which litter is your pup from? That's been an outstanding cross.....
h.c. cooner,
Buddy, there are as many opinions about clover bed dogs as there are people. You will find folks that love em, and you'll find folks that hate em.
Seems to me that there is a new wave of popularity hitting this line of dogs, as well as the wipeout strain. Both of these lines carry a common thread...they like to have coon when they tree.
If you are interested in having someone tell you how good your dog looks, that it's big, tall, pretty, and "colored up nice", these clover dogs ain't gonna suit you. If you want a "killer locate" and for them to roll over to 140 barks per minute on the tree...they ain't gonna suit you. If you want em to hunt out 30 to 40 minuts and come back when they have not struck a coon....they ain't gonna suit you. If you want a dog that you can throw it in the kennel, and let it grow up without any attention, or scratching behind the ears...they ain't gonna suit you.
Now that I've told you all the bad...let me speak a little about the good.
These dogs are personable dogs. You will get the best out of them, when you show them the best in you. They are smart enough to respond to training, and they will pick up easily on when they are pleasing you. The best of the lot will work hard to please you, if you teach them that pleasing you is good. You don't have to whip, beat, or shock them to get something across to them....letting them know that you are dissapointed in them is often enough to get the job done.
A lot of the Clover bred dogs that are heavy clover bred are not "hard" tree dogs. Most will bark somewhere between 50 to 100 barks per minute...some have a decent locate, but very few have a 'killer' locate.
The are not "tree checkers"...most of them would much prefer tracking a coon to the right tree, but there are several out there that excel at layup coon as well, but those are always "special" treats. They don't mature physically or mentally as quickly as some of the more popular strains that are available today...so contrary to popular belief, they are not all getting started at six months old.
All in all, they are for the most part balanced hounds that you will get as much out of as you put into them.
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