What Makes a Lead Dog?

[teddyreynolds]

good lead dogs are one in a hunderd; he is a self starter, independent, first out, last back, runs fastest, longest, truest, alot of heart, seldom starts a fight with a fellow hound but always ends them....and when he is not there you feel it.

[JasonTopp]

Well hell i guess i was way off i thought it was the one on the end of your lead !!!!!!LOL

[walkerscan]

I've always subscribed to Del Cameron's philosophy when it comes to "lead dogs". By around 16-18 months an often-hunted dog should be catching its own game alone quite regularly. If any given dog cannot do this they should be culled. I guess if you believe in this theory then you will eventually have a pack of "lead dogs". That way you can hunt different dogs every day of the week with virtually the same results. Ive put this theory into practice in my own breeding program with results that are incredible. I own half as many dogs as I used to and catch three times as much game. Forget theg"pack dogs" and either breed or buy for "lead dogs" and things will fall into place sooner than you imagined. Don't be afraid to hunt each of your dogs alone or you will never really know how well they can do.

Very well put! I cant say that Im not guilty of this because I am but the best way to put it. Ive been starting to thin down to and trying to keep fewer better dogs

Makes 110 percent sence, now if all would do the cull thing there would be a less junk out there,Dog sales would drop .Every one would have lead hounds