Dogs Swapping Hands

[Themoocher 231]

On serious note ......................... I bond with my dogs and take Immense pleasure and pride when as pups they reach those all important milestones . Molding a dog to what you can and want to do is an amazing thing that may even evolve with your change in direction, is there enough money to buy that ?..............................Is there Fork. LEGEND ................I'll take a realitively unknown prospect any day

It's not all about money thou.I know a few guys with dogs that do they're job what they were bred for with the best of them.They ain't on computers and legends.But if you only have three kennels you will have a lot of dead wood in kennels for while if you don't give them to someone who doesn't work them as much or pet home [ odd run on sat morning ].I know genuine guys that what take a penny for a dog when the dogs done it will go to pet home.

retire it in home and only get a new pup every 4 years problem solved

That's good idea on paper.If only it was as easy as that.

it is

It's not that easy.If you want a one trick pony before the ban, 12 -18 months of rearing a dog and the dog doesn't do the trick.That's your numbers and years you says down the pan.Every dog doesn't do what it was breed for.

it really is

It's not.If you got a dog at 10 6 and 2.You run you dogs 4 or 5 nights a week.Your pup turns out to be a jibber and you only hunt foxes pre ban.What you going to run 4 or 5 nights a week two dogs that are passed it and spend more time in sick bay?If you have general mooching dogs and don't want specific one tricks then your numbers would work fine.Otherwise it wouldn't.

a 6 year old is in its prime a 2 year old is still learning and a 10 year old deserves more respect

Na, I don't agree with you there.If a dog won't take a fox at 2 it ain't going take one at three.So your going have one 6 year old dog to rum 4 or 5 nights a week.As I said it's ok if you want general mooching dogs and different game.If it's one trick ponies you keep it ain't that easy.

your totally wrong mate, a slow maturing dog is still a pup at two and may not have its full confidence, especially if entered wrong or two early and got a setback..... your comment has just explained why there are so many young dogs on the merry-go-round, not doing everything at two so move them on........ plenty of dogs wouldnt touch teeth at two but are more content doing them a year later, i have one in fact.

If you keep one trick ponies.You honestly going give a dog till it's 3 to do its job and it still might not do it.If the only thing you hunt is teeth.Come on mate be real ffs.If you have 3 kennels your going have one dog that will do its job out of 3.

honest answer yes, but firstly ive more than 3 kennels so space isnt an issue. secondly i wouldnt keep a one trick pony so realistically i can afford to wait if i know they are not fully mature at two and i think there is more that they can offer when they mature and get there mojo goin!! :thumbs:each to there own but if a dog isnt matured properly you truely dont know what you have.

 

I agree with your point view if you have general mooching and any game dog where more type game it takes the better.

But if you keep one trick ponies and only hunt teeth it isn't as easy as just have a pup every four years and everything will work out fine.

[DEERMAN 1,020]

I think what this op is getting at is when you see discussions on here about x line of bull x, and one of the original dogs in the line comes up, it always seems like they have had a fair number of owners, and folk chip in all the time seeing they saw the dog when so and so had it etc.

Not all lines mate ,there's still a few that are kept as they should .it seems to be the same ones on here time after time to me