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When your best dog gets killed and you decide to stay in the game and get you another dog do you hold every dog up to the one you lost and get rid of a bunch of very nice hounds or do you accept the fact that its doubtfull you will find one as nice. Kinda stuck between keepin a new dog or sellin it

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Registered: Dec 2003
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Is it possible that with enough hunting and training, the dog you have know can be as great as the one that got killed?

I wouldn't lower your standards because of what your hunting know, but also wouldn't go out and waste a bunch of money buying someone else's problems.

Just my two cents

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The one I have might not be as good as I've ever had , but he's the best I have right now. I'll hang on to him till I find something better. And , I won't quit looking.

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i just keep the memories and try not to expect a whole lot try to keep it enjoyable to many high strung jmo need to double up on the meds lol

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i always keep a young dog and push them hard. my goal is to have better dogs coming all the time. I am not a breeder but i breed to have better than what i already have. So while yes this will set you back some, but it should not by any means take you out of the game. Nor should it set you back to where you have nothing to hunt. I pray it does not happen any time soon, but if it did, i would not have to miss a day of hunting.

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i just keep the memories and try not to expect a whole lot try to keep it enjoyable to many high strung jmo need to double up on the meds lol

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Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Northwest Indiana
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Just keep trying and you might be suprised what you will own down the road.
I have had the bad luck of having 5 dogs get killed hunting.All were really good ones,but I have had even better since them.
Keep going forward and you might be getting ready to hunt the best yet.

If I would of quit,I wouldn't have the dogs,and memories I have today......

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Every hound has his strengths and weaknesses; if you are going to continue to hunt, find you a dog you can "live with", until that next "good one" comes along. Tom

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Registered: Dec 2010
Location: Ridgeway V.A
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Sorry about your hound. Ive been where your at lost the best dog I've ever owned.been 4 year's and still trying to get back to where I was try a lot off dogs have one closer to what I had but not there.I had the one in a million and it was a blue dog could have competed on any level.I still haven't give up and have tryed blues reds black English and walkers nothing like the obesity lose but always a chance.just keep your standards and don't stop till you find the one good luck.

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Registered: Mar 2012
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The one I have might not be as good as I've ever had , but he's the best I have right now. I'll hang on to him till I find something better. And , I won't quit looking.

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Lost the best dawg I ever owned at the start of the season this year. One of my friends told me sometimes you got to lose a good dog to make a great dog.

Had a young dog just starting and had the best season I ever had.

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