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Date Posted: Sun, Jun 17, 06:57:02pm CST
Author: Dan N
Author Host/IP: adsl-68-253-42-138.dsl.ipltin.ameritech.net / 68.253.42.138
Subject: Re: natural tree dogs?
In reply to: Perry 's message, "Re: natural tree dogs?" on Sun, Jun 17, 05:21:11pm CST

>>I was just wondering if there are any Leopard strains
>>that naturally prefer coon over trash. I'm not saying
>>one that will never trash because I believe that would
>>be a perfect dog and I personally don't think perfect
>>tree dogs exist.
>> I get the opinion,after reading John Wick's book'
>>that most all dogs if just taken out to the woods will
>>sort of pick what they want to run and our job as
>>trainers is to show them what to and what not to
>>chase. I think that's rational BUT, After reading for
>>years on the subject of coon dogs, a lot of people
>>make claims that these NATURALS do exist.
>> Just give me your opinions and I'll be satisfied. I
>>personally can't help but believe that there are dogs
>>out there that could be selected as breeding stock
>>that could produce pups that tend to prefer our
>>desired game over deer or rabbit or whatever else
>>little cursed animals plague our training endeavors.
>> Thanks, Mike
>I hunt mainly the midwest strain and I line breed off
>the old Hawk dog. They make pretty good well rounded
>dogs for me. They also seem to be pretty decent tree
>dogs. I have found good strains of tree dogs seem to
>be less prone to bad trash problems. Notice I did not
>say they have never trashed! As for preffered game. In
>these parts cats and bears just do not exist. No wild
>hogs or gray fox either. That prety much leaves coons
>or trash.(deer, red fox, coyote, mink)Unless a dog is
>bad I don't consider opossum trash. Once a tree dog
>gets use to coon it seems they forget the rest for the
>most part. I actually don't mind a pup running rabbits
>when they first start. A rabbit can teach a pup a lot
>about tracking. Seems most of mine quit rabbit when
>they get in a few hot coon chases. If not rabbit seem
>pretty easy to break dogs from.. Ltr Perry

Perry's right on that one. A lot of these leopards are just natural tree dogs. If they wasn't, I don't even know if I could get one trained or not. I have had real good luck with most of the ones that I have had in the past. Of course, not all of them make it and they are culled. Hunt what you like and cull the rest, a good dog doesn't eat any more than a bad one. Dan N

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