Fisher13
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quote: Originally posted by Rocketman55
Well I have a couple of thoughts that might just help a newcomer to the sport of coonhunting and the training of a hound.
A wise old horseman once told me; If you are NOT knowledgeable in the proper training technics, it is better to do nothing to an animal to correct a behavior, than it is to do something that will set the animal back and cause you more time to correct something that you have created. If the breeding is there, the natural abilities/instincts will show up and progress right along so long as we do nothing to cause a set back.
Another wise old Hound Man once told me this; IF Whipping a dog was what made it a COONDOG, Then everybody in the country would own one. So I take from this that when you are applying a stimulus for correction of a behavior, You cannot/should not, apply that stimulus out of frustration. You must make your correction when you are calm and IN CONTROL of your emotions.
These two things will help you a lot in your progression of becoming a more consistent trainer.
Good Luck and Happy Holidays!!!
Lots of good advice, I like this post a lot and will also add the patients learned from training dogs will crossover into your daily life activities as well,and will be very beneficial to you and your family.
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