Had to get something off my chest

[PLOTTMAN55]

Hey guys i am just 15 and love hunting grew up doing it. I never had a great coon dog growing up till just about 3 months ago. My uncle Bobby Allen hunts nothing but walkers he bout me 2 dogs one is turbo blue another is jam and jam was alright but turbo was the stuff. I never competition hunted before but that's Wat they were bought for and i took turbo that first turned him loose bam he was treed and i fell in love he when i went to the tree he had both front feet on the wood and boy i was excited my first great coon dog we took him a bunch after and treed ever night and took him 3 nights ago and he treed a possum well we whooped him and turned him loose again and he fell treed like a pro he was as good or better than bobby great walkers i had dreams of winning or placing in the winter classic or even getting to go to my first world hunt we took him the night before last and bobby's dogs struck i couldn't here turbo we went to the tree no turbo looked allover the place we found him last night he fell off a big bluff and his whole hindean is messed up and might be paralyzed from the waste down daddy was gonna take care of him on the spot but they said he will get better so now he will never be the same again he will be hard to even hunt sorry bout posting this some people probably don't care but i had to tell some one thanks for reading

[longwalker]

Sorry to hear about that. It seems like those good ones are the ones that get hurt first. Hopefully he gets better soon and you guys can get back in the woods.

Josh

[coadycurbow]

I started hunting with dogs at about the age you are now. I know the heart break of losing a good dog. Dad always told me "you can't lose em if you don't have em". Don't be discouraged over the loss of a good dog because at some point, you will own another one if you keep hunting hard. I understand you are disapointed, but keep your head up, stick your chest out, and find another dog to carry if this one doesn't get well. Part of this game is overcoming the loss of a good dog. The thing that seperates good dog men from average ones is the number of years that they catch game. Anyone can do it with a superstar dog. Are you willing to put the time in with another one? (I bet you are) Dogs come and go, the game has been going on for generations. Good Hunting!

[Benny G]

Coady is right.
I don't want to water down your experience or loss in any way. To own a dog of that caliber, no matter how old you are, is a blessing! Always remember that no matter the outcome for your dog, he was doing what he was bred to do. I have had dogs die at an early age while they were in the kennel or on a chain. A few years ago my favorite dog of all time was mucked out by a semi. I still miss that dog. Just to know that I got to spend time with him and share in the hunt with him, those are memories that I will cherish for years to come. Keep hunting, and perhaps you will be blessed enough to hunt with another partner of his talent some time.

[sourdough]

Hound hunting is a grand sport filled with excitement and heart ache whether it comes from the loss of a young prospect or old veteran. One thing I can say is don't fear this type of accident to the point you hold back your next prospect and don't compare every hound you have from now on to him because you will forever be disappointed and miss that opportunity of creating a great champion.

sourdough

[dave]

Sorry to here about your loss. I kinda whent through something like that last year, i got deployment order's to Iraq befor i left sold all my dog's but one, he was the best dog i have ever owned, he was a beautiful walker.The weekend befor i left i took him on one last bear hunt and he got killed buy a bear. In all my years running hounds never had a dog killed buy a bear befor, so now i have to start all over again with new dog's. my point is bad thing's happen's and alway's seem's like it happens to your best dog, but keep your head up keep hunting and another good dog will come your way, in your hart my never replace your first good dog, but good things happen to good people, you will get another one bud. again sorry to here about your loss.

[komatsuvarna]

Sorry to hear about your dog, Maybe itll get better. Were you at catoosa by any chance? Just wondered, I seen you were in crossville and I know there some bad bluffs around that place. Almost lost a pup up there last year on the hog hunt. He ran right off a bluff close to the devils breakfast table. Luckly after a hefty vet bill he made it and it dont even bother him today. Good luck friend!!

[PLOTTMAN55]

Hey and buy The way it was on katoosa it was on Elmore cemetery road and i no i hog hunted on devils breakfast table we got 5 dogs cut to pieces there Well guys i got the news from dad i went muzzle loading Saturday and got me a doe i come back and daddy said the vet said he had 6 different broke spots in his vertebrae we had to put him down :shock i was heart broken my dreams were crushed i felt crushed but i read these messages end felt a lot better thank u i have 3 little turbos i will make champions hopefully

[Melanie Hampton]

Sorry to hear of your loss..

You won't ever find one that will take his place.. But you will find another one to fill another spot..

I've lost 4 dogs in 10 years.. It is never easy.. I had to put down this summer the first pup I raised out of my dogs.. I raised him and trained him and was proud of what he turned into.. He had an infection in his heart that we just couldn't beat.. I cried like a baby in that vet's office, held him in my lap as we put him down..

I have his little brother in the kennel, who won't take Jack's place.. but it does make my heart feel better to have him there in his brother's old dog house and wearing his brother's old tracking collar..

You'll find one to to help soothe the empty spot...

[codawg39]

sorry to hear about your dog had same thing happen lost a great young dog to a heart attack at 14 months old just cherish the memories u had with him . some new pup will along to fill that void in your heart.

[RP Dabling]

sorry for your loss. Keep your head up young man. God bless.

[coonhammer]

sorry for your loss when i a teenager 20yrs or so ago lost a a great coondog to a 275lb wild boar in the white river bottoms here in ark. killed the hog but lost a great friend know how you feel

[PLOTTMAN55]

hey guys i am doing a lot better i have been playing wit my 2 puppies (Turbo 2 and Daisy) daisy done fine but turbo 2 done great he is only 3 months and is trailing a coon hide he didn't bark of coarse but he did trail it up a good ways for a pup he don't tree like turbo yet but he does look up it and i know he is still young so i aint down hearted but messing with him and seeing him grow up reminds me with turbo running them mountains with him. I might just have me a turbo after all

[croatankid]

i lost my best dog a few months ago. now i get heart sick everytiime i go to that spot. i miss her when the rest of dogs don't tree anything too. she was such a mellow, wise dog. i have pictures of her and my memories but nothing can erase the fact that it was my fault. hang in there, advsersity is God's university.

[1hogwild]

Sorry to hear about your dog/ best friend. I hope you get another and keep hunting. You gotta get back out there. Keep us posted.