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    Unfortunately the coon comes straight for me and my foot connects with the lurchers face, right when he opens his mouth to engage with the coon. here I am hoping I’m not ruining the experience for a young dog. He obviously respects me but isn’t pursuing as hard after the swift accidental kick to the face. In the last image you can see the lurcher recoil backwards the Patterdale dispatches the coon and suddenly gets possessive - attacking the lurcher. To our surprise the lurcher responds with astounding violence while we laughed “where tf was that on the coon” - perhaps this is
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    By this time, it’s apparent the dog began to get more comfortable with me. Enthusiastically playing with the flirt pole and tugging with the raccoon hide on the end. During hand walks he’d frequently seek game, looking for the deer hot spots and perk up. I could regularly slip him and have him take off - his chances of success were slim - hardwood forests aren’t conducive to lurchers running flat out, and after a good chase he’d work his way back to me where I’d shower him with praise. Felt like we were actually forging a relationship. He’d earn off leash privileges and I could trus
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    What I began to realize was he needed the “deer to start the action” - if I caused them to run he was ready to go. I needed him to learn that he could initiate the chase. A few run ins with the local herd and he began to get the picture. That he himself could prompt the action. I started to become suprised by his speed, considering he’s half Apbt. I had decided that he’d get 6mo after arrival to show me something. The fact that some progress was better than zero progress was a plus. Figured the experience would make me a better handler. I’m coming from a terrier and bull/m
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    The bonding process felt slow. Very litter interaction out of the boy. Little play, despite not being heavy handed. I think the rehoming transition was “hard on him”. Lots of hand walking, got him up to date on deworming schedule, and shots. He was calm and easy to manage in the home. Spent life as a house dog, so was never really “tapped”. No real foundation or experience laid. hand walks and diet began to take hold and started to put some muscle on the dog. But found myself discouraged. Couldn’t get him to play with a flirt pole with a coon hide on the end, he wouldn’t even
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    Wanting to document the experiences I’ve had with my first Bull X. Received him just shy of 2yo due to lack of work. First Cross, APBT (OFRN/Redboy) x Heavy Greyhound with a touch of borzoi/wolfhound. This is my first Bull X and first sighthound taken in as an adolescent dog. I’ve had two previous deer/wolf x greys as puppies. So obtaining a dog raised elsewhere is quite different for me. Upon arrival I can tell he was a very immature dog with a lot of puppy in him, he was relatively shy and quite reserved socially with me for the first few weeks, but surprisingly confident and
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    I have a few buds who run stags on hogs down south. Lmk and I’ll put you in contact. Have a Apbt x Grey myself - located in VA
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