Bruce m. Conkey
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Registered: May 2016
Location: Palatka, FL
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Mr. Miller you ask a good question about something most of us experience. Thats why at the end of the day most people say it comes down to the dog suiting you.
If you have varied interest then your dog may never reach its top form or potential. If it suits you and your happy when you take it to the woods thats fine and all that matters. A lot of people are in the same boat. Thing is there is a lot of pressure out there from others that think they know more about your situation than you do. They say you can't train one, they say you can't hunt one right, they say anyone can but a trained dog. The say you don't know how to breed one.
Who cares how you got the dog your respect and hunt. You got it, you own and care for it. If it meets your standards while balancing other things. That is all that matters.
When you understand your limits, as much as you might want to train a young dog, perhaps buying a finished hound might be in your best interest. If you can't spend the time raising a litter of pups and you want a pup then buying just one might be in your best interest.
Don't become a slave to your dogs. Keep dogs within your reason and enjoy them.
Like ringtail mentioned you have to balance family with all this other things you enjoy also.
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