Reuben
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Nov 2011
Location: Freeport,TX
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Striking, Winding, and Locating
I like breeding my own pups or if buying pups I will try and buy at least two but will try to buy at least 3...
My chances go up in getting one or two pups that will hunt as I like...
For me one of the most important things to do is find out what comes natural to each pup...I test them for winding and locating ability and how efficient they are at doing it...trailing not so much on account they will learn that pretty quick...
The pups who are good at it will become good to great hunting dogs more often than not...I have done it this way for many years and have had very few culls selecting this way...
I believe the natural ability to wind is one of the most important qualities for a hunting dog to have...and the next thing is natural locating ability...
Natural locating ability is having the knack on how to look and where to look...
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Training dogs is not so much about quantity, it's more about timing, and the right situations...After that it's up to the dog....A hunting dog is born...
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