Improvements

It's been roughly three weeks since not only did I lose a dog but my buddy as well.  After one hard shock a few weeks ago on a deer mine hasn't touched them since.  Seen one last night on the way off of Iron Horse and set them out on it.  Wouldn't leave my side.  Things are getting better, but till I can pressure check mine I won't know for sure how broke they really are.  

Good news is a pup I'm buying was born yesterday.  While Thor is going to be to big for trials I'm hoping this female I plan on buying won't be, and she throws under 15 inch dogs.  I put a lot of stock in pups, but I can guide them more as well.  They have to learn how to hunt hard where I live.  Not as many rabbits, hill sides, and plenty of the thick stuff.  Gotta hunt hard and have grit or they don't make it here.

Peace and God Bless,
Curtis

New problem

I've discovered a terrible problem that cost me a nice pup that was coming along great.  At the end of the day its my fault as my dogs trainer and handler.  I last a pup two weekends ago.  Due to running off game.  I don't have an older dog to train with, and was working on breaking mine.  Thing is none of us that are buddies with young dogs have an older dog to check the young ones with.  If you own an older broke dog it will come back and not touch off game.  I thought I had that in a young dog, but pressure got to her.  The pups took off with her, and that's were I stand.  My buddy last a dog last night.

My new goal.  Buy a broke dog to train my young dogs with.  My bluetick pup has a ton of potential and even my tri-color gyp that is about two.  I need a dog that is broke, and can help finish them.  Now to find someone willing to part with such a dog that I can trust.