Most Important Quality In A Dog Man...???

[nothernlite 18,089]

it depends how you define routine gaz. your dogs sound like they have a routine to me . work sleep eat. do you feed before they work. or do you feed after they work. what are they fed..how much.

 

i never feed my dogs before work. i always give them the same food. always after working . i always feed the same amount to each dog. i give my dogs exersize around the same time every day if i change there habits it can have a negative effect . its an interesting point as .its a habit i have. i dont like to change there routine to much. all my dogs are relitively fit and well and long lived. to be fair they havnt got a massive workload. so its easy to keep them good..

sames as yourself mate like to keep to a routine makes things easy for me as i work alot

[killing crew 2,708]

common sence

[TheLurcherBoy 69]

Willing to learn... not afraid to ask Qs and be wrong once in a while keep trying to improve your dogs and have patience BUT this is harder than you think....

[jerry attrick 264]

ability to disappear

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

To take advice...

Always willing to listen be it from a lad of 19 or 90

[Stud dog 632]

Same as in life. Honesty and the love and belief in what you do.

[paulus 26]

good feet and legs

[iceman001979 1,316]

Knowing what your dog can and can't do also knowing when enough is enough.

[Rabbithunter 456]

If the dog man is a working man... then the ability to survive on little to no sleep....

[R.A.W 1,987]

I'm going to throw HONESTY in the mix because there are a loads of bullshiters out there that even lie to them selves about there dogs abilities. ...................If you think your dogs perfect then how can you improve it

[R.A.W 1,987]

If the dog man is a working man... then the ability to survive on little to no sleep....

 

I know the feeling and having kids don't help

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

How true is that...

I'm coming home from a shine as young lads are just going out...

Only another 22 yrs until I can retire..

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

If the dog man is a working man... then the ability to survive on little to no sleep....

How true is this.

 

Monday this week I got home at 5am and didn't manage get my head down at all.

 

Wednesday I got home at 2 and back up at 6 for work.

 

And then Friday I was out till 2:30 and up at 5:30 sat for a mooch.

 

Reckon I will sleep well tonight and then it all starts again tomorrow

[morton 5,368]

For me it's patience.....never yet seen a dog ruined by giving it a bit of time, time to mature and develop the necessary physical and mental attributes to do the job, but I bet we've all seen dogs ruined when pups have been expected to do the job of an adult...

 

Or patience when recovering from injury or illness....all too easy to rush them....and see yourself set back for months....

 

Or patience when training a youngster...and not being scared to take two steps back...when things don't quite go to plan...

 

So, for me it's patience...the best dog men I have seen have had patience......bucketloads of it.....

 

Aye and a sense of humour helps too.....

The ability to go deaf and blind in others company,seriously though,setting your levels low enough to be able to always match them.

[Bosun11 537]

The ability to type interesting, honest, sensible and lawful posts up on hunting forums....