I recently had a long conversation with an old time dogman from the Penn area.he been around for a good time now the subject of starting up a prospect came up he said he would put a bowl of dog food in the middle of the prospect and the other hound he said this method worked for him for many years. Just sounded weird to me of his opinion on starting one up anybody else heard about this before or something like that thanks
Sure it'll work. You could use toys too. A hungry dog will fight for food. A high prey drive dog will fight for its toy.
Or keep a small dog around as a start up dog. There's many ways to start a dog up.
Or you could just wait a couple of months more and see how he reacts to other aggressive dogs, naturally
Just take him on the leash and walk by them or put him on the chain between 2.
If i want a dog to run on a treadmill on its own for 2 houres i'm not going to lure him with toys or food either.
As for starting up dogs in the pit i like to see my dog scratch for the other dog in his first roll, instead of the other dog having to bite him first.
A lot of people want to see signs or roll to early.
Im not saying it doesnt work, im not no oldtimer with tons of experience, just how i think about it atm.
When he 'acts' ready take him off the chain and walk him by. If he still 'acts' ready it may be his time. It is baby steps from there. The only issue with using an object to start them up is they may be starting for the wrong reasons. With that said, everyone knows an 'old guy', and everyone points toward the same goals but uses a different route to get there. I have never used an object to start one but that does not mean it can't be done successfully. And this may for my own personal warm fuzzies, but I like to think he is out there starting up because he wants to start from deep within, not an external motivator. But like I said, I have never done it so I can't say right or wrong, yes or no, or even good or bad. Good post and interesting topic. EWO
Looked at your site AGK. Nice looking hounds man.
Some dogs will never start if you wait for them to make the first move.
If you're going to use something for them to 'get jealous' over, a raw shankbone is better than either a bowl of food or a toy
Jack
Don't ask why, primordial maybeOriginally Posted by CA Jack
Some dogs will never start if you wait for them to make the first move.
If you're going to use something for them to 'get jealous' over, a raw shankbone is better than either a bowl of food or a toy
Jack
That is exactly my belief. There is something primordial about a bone, the predator's "dessert" after a kill, that brings out the predator even in puppies.
Toss a shankbone in there with 6 week old pups, and you will have a free-for-all in no time
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