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Quote from George Streepy:I know it sounds silly but moving a dog from one pack to another is a big change for it.


There was a time. That if somebody said the above statement to me I would have thought that this was the sorriest excuse used by just another dog Jockey. But approximately 30 years ago we paid some pretty good money for a hound, and went and looked at the dog for two nights. Probably saw that dog tree 15 coon, and do it in style. Now after paying for the dog, and packing him home the first time I took him to the woods he acted like a no account shoeshine dog. The second night same thing. Knowing what I saw with my eyes, I called the man that I bought the hound from. He said the same thing that George said in the above quote. I had no choice but to believe the gentlemen, for the simple reason that I did see with my own eyes what type of the hound he was. The gentleman told me on the phone just keep taking him. I believe I took him for seven more days, and all of a sudden it was like you turned the light switch on. So I have sure learned not to open mouth and insert foot from that day on. And I believe it is more prevalent with big-game dogs, as I believe they normally have a much better handle on them, and more often get attached to the person pulling the strings. Take care, Willy

Willy and George: You two have hit on the biggest problem with selling a dog. How people hunt and how the dog works with another is a big difference. If the dog is a good bobcat dog it is smart and usually does not take to loud or ruff handling which causes a lot of problems in the wrong hands. I feel most people don't know how to get the best out of a dog which causes problems and a lot of people that do not have a lot of years hunting cats just don't know how. The biggest mistake that I see new hunters make is that they go hunting with the dog instead of the dog hunting with you. Dewey