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I have a 2 yr old dog that I’ve been having a problem with on possum. Tried everything I can think of to break him off of it. Seems that I have broke him off the tree instead. Need some advice on how to fix the problem. TIA

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I never shock a dog on the tree. But I will shoot the opposum out and when they grab it.... Shock the crap outta them. But only after it is in their mouth. Even if you need to, catch one in a live trap.

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I have a 2 yr old dog that I’ve been having a problem with on possum. Tried everything I can think of to break him off of it. Seems that I have broke him off the tree instead. Need some advice on how to fix the problem. TIA

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dont ever shoot anything out to them that you dont want them to run/tree. getting the game at the end is the ultimate prize. you need to expose him to a possum outside of hunting and make him not want anything to do with a possum from there. as far as getting him to tree, try to get him on a hot coon track and then praise him when he trees. it may take a little time for him to get back in the swing of things.

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He'll come back around just hunt em and be ready to praise him up and reward him with the coon.

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I never shoot anything I don't want them to keep treeing.

Dogs can'treason.

In his mind,he is getting shocked for grabbing a possum on the ground.

Treeing didn't hurt at all.

I will bump them with the collar right off the tree.

I start out on a pretty mild setting,and dial it up if they keep treeing them. Don't try to fix it in one night. Be consistent.

If they aren't smart enough to be broke off possums without breaking them from treeing,they aren't smart enough to ever suit me anyway.

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Other alternatives:

1. Possum pot pie
2.whata possum sandwich with cheese
3. Possum in a blanket
4. Support the PHKC and be the first $35,000 possum treeing world champion.

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When I was a kid I skinned a jillion of them for a buck a piece.

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Shock cage works.

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get a live one. throw in dog box with em', fry. worked every time for me. i would never shoot one out and try to fry, backfired on me.

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Originally posted by BluetickHound22
I have a 2 yr old dog that I’ve been having a problem with on possum. Tried everything I can think of to break him off of it. Seems that I have broke him off the tree instead. Need some advice on how to fix the problem. TIA

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KEEP HUNTING AND DONT CORRECT HIM SO HARD ON A OPPOSUM JUST HOOK THE LEAD GIVE A JERK AND SAY NO AND TURN HIM BACK LOOSE , BEST WOULD BE TO GO WITH A COON DOG AND SHOOT ONE COON OUT TO HIM OR TRAP HIM ONE

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I have found out the easiest way for me is to just scould them and make them go on they will quit on there own pretty quick jmo

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Originally posted by Donnie Stevens
Are you saying the dog won't tree on a coon now ? Or he'll mess with the possum but won't tree on it ?

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Pm sent

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Send him up here. No possums around

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KEEP HUNTING AND DONT CORRECT HIM SO HARD ON A OPPOSUM JUST HOOK THE LEAD GIVE A JERK AND SAY NO AND TURN HIM BACK LOOSE , BEST WOULD BE TO GO WITH A COON DOG AND SHOOT ONE COON OUT TO HIM OR TRAP HIM ONE

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Originally posted by BluetickHound22
Now when he is on a coon track he’ll get treed. Once I get there he comes off the tree and quits treeing and just stands beside me. Have to get him all excited again to find which tree he’s treeing on.
And I can usually tell In his voice when he’s treeing a opossum. But can’t get him off of them.

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If the dog will tree one, he'll also scoop one up in the field. That's when I'd shock him.

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Sounds like you guys ain't ever had one that hard to break. I have one that took awhile, leashing him up and sending him on didn't work too well for him, he about broke me before I broke him. Lol

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Some cannot be broke. It may be something you have to learn to deal with.

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Coongrease, I was just curious what you did to break your dog from treeing possums... I had one a couple years ago that was super tough to break and was wondering what your method was....
Thanks

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I am going to give you some advice I have trained all my life came from a time where you only had your dog leash and light. In your case the first thing you got to realize is every dog is an individual you don't train them all the same. Here is what I want you to do for 60 days take that shock collar off of him you got to fix the damage you have done first. Just hunt him you go into that tree he has a coon reward him he has a possum don't spend no more time at that tree than you have to when you see that he is starting to get solid again same thing coon reward him possum when you see it walk off and leave him there as your going to the truck call him once in a while he will do one of two things he will come to the truck in a little bit and you move or he will go on and tree a coon and reward him but no more disipline for 60 to 90 days.



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I agree biggest concern is to fix the damage already done but during that process I'd take every possum I could get my hands on and beat him within an inch of his life with it. Right in his face. This leaves no room for misinterpretation.

Get him back to treein coons first. I've watched it work for skunks too(from a distance lol)

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Coongrease, I was just curious what you did to break your dog from treeing possums... I had one a couple years ago that was super tough to break and was wondering what your method was....
Thanks

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