Rocketman55
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Interesting read Mr. Reuben. I too had a dog many years ago that taught me the difference between a dog that can tree a coon and a real smart coon dog.
Now looking back, I agree that what separated him from other dogs was his ability to use his brain along with his physical abilities.
He was physically able to out run most hounds on a sight chase, but we all know a hound is really only as fast as his nose will take him. So after saying that, I can say he had the physical ability to get on the front end, but he also had the mental ability to cut through the twists and turns of a track, and line that thing out and make it go somewhere fast.
Though I feel your post is more representative of watching your hound track hogs, I can apply that same intelligence to my dogs ability to catch coons.
When the stars line up, and you find that hound that has the superior physical abilities, and you add to that the exceptional ability to out think other dogs in their mental capacity, and you then provide the opportunity to hone their skills to near perfection, you then have that Once in a Lifetime hound.
It sounds like you had two littermate with near equal physical abilities, but the one that had the superior mental abilities proved to be the one you chose as your favorite hound.
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