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BuckNAze wrote:My new pups love to bite on a bear at 6 months old

J.M.O I would see if it will make a coon,cat or varmit dog if not I would get rid of it. I wouldn't run it with my bear dogs. If your caught in a dark alley which friend would you want covering your back the coward or the one willing to fight to the end with you I think most of us agree our bear dogs deserve the same a friend standing beside them willing to put their life on the line for one another.

had this happen to me. a 4 year old dog that i was using for a lead dog whom id seen bay many bear pull hair pretty much do it all dog. We got on a nasty and i mean nasty she one nite who was just plain grumpy and he never made the tree. Caught him and my buddies dog off at a logging road about a 1/2 mile from the tree. My buddies redbone was bitten a couple places but my dog seemed fine. So the next couple trees he made but showed no interest in bear so here i stood scratching my head. this dog had been on countless bear and here he stood acting like a cull. he also acted like he had no stamina. so i laid him up for a few weeks. and hes made every tree since then just like he snapped out of it. havent saw him on a bayed bear in person but we've had a couple walking bears and hes stuck like usual. hope your dog does the same best of luck adam

did you ever try bringing the dog to the bear tree on a leash and let him watch the bear come down? when older dogs are present? i found that once the dog gets the adrenalin(dont think i spelled that right) rush back he will be ok

I had a bluetick that was about the same age that got bear whipped. She was starting tracks running in front, doing a good job and then one day a bear grabbed her by the face and after that she wanted no part of bears. I gave her to a coon hunter and she turned into the best coon dog he ever had, she just didn't like the bears anymore.

Thanks for all your input guys. I had pretty much tried everything and nothing worked. I walked him into trees (bears,lions,bobcats) he just didn't even show interest anymore. I did that for almost three months before I got rid of him, do you think I did it to soon.

NO WAY, you have more patience than i do.