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After reading about poorly trained dog behavior elsewhere I've got to ask these questions.

If your dog is an out of control beast that either won't hunt or is too buzy fighting other dogs to hunt, would you get rid of it?

Is so, would you start over again from scratch, use a dog trainer, or buy a started dog?

If not, would you start a post on the internet and complain about how poorly a dog you trained performs?
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Das booted said:
Is so, would you start over again from scratch, use a dog trainer, or buy a started dog?
Mike and Wigeonator... ( I am "Another Mike" on that forum and have a few post's on that thread..)

It would depend on the circumstances. My current CLM is similar in personality to Wig's, I has always had BLF's prior, and I think we had similar experiences.

I took him out of the field, (and hunted open water dogless for half a season), got some advice from the right folks and started from scratch. I was shopping for a started dog, but this dog stepped up to the plate (the tules) and is fine now for what I need.

My deal on that thread was that one shouldn't be disillusioned into hunting heavy cover dog-less, nor is it always better to be refuge hunting without a dog either....other than losing 5 minures of mobility moving a dog stand the benefits are obvious...very few losses, in fact "RARE" to lose a bird.

Now, can you explain the gas prices again? :biggrin:
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