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Dog owner? #7007951
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Want peoples opinions. If you had a pup and one owner was very outgoing such as hunting,trapping and fishing and took the pup with him. Then you took The same pup with a couch potato attitude city Slick. Would the dog act like the owner or what? Would the city dog hunt later in life or would a lot of the instinct die?

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It is hard to take the desire to hunt out of a dog IME.
I have trained several dogs that were 5 to 7 years old Before being exposed to birds.


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Re: Dog owner? [Re: nate] #7007965
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While it's always possible for an older dog to pick up a few new tricks they'll never achieve what they could had they been encouraged and trained as a youngster. Besides not all dogs hunt either they got it in them or they don't, might as well figure that out early.


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Just like sports. You can have the ability but practice, repetition, and experience go a long way.

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Do you guys think they take on the owners carataristic?

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Nothing I think worse than seeing yuppies lead blueticks around a park. Id love to see a coon run out and watch the dogs dragging yuppies around. Hunting is bred into a hunting dog.


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Agreed there are certain breeds that should be illegal to own unless they are used for their original purpose. The pet trade and show ring have destroyed many good working breeds.


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Just my opinion here.

Like people dogs have the ability to get addicted to comfort. A dog that spends its time outside in a doghouse, cold at night, warm during the day will take the the field better than a dog that spends its time on a couch at 70 degrees. A house dog and a outdoor dog will both be cold when retrieving a duck out of a frozen river but one of them will take the suffering better because he is used to not being comfortable all the time.

There are exceptions to every rule, i'm sure there is a show poodle out there somewhere that could whip most labs in a duck blind but overall the best dogs ive personally witnessed have all been outdoor/kennel dogs.

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Murphy the adventure dog is bred to herd, (red heeler) and that instinct is definitely there. He can herd the kids up well, and if he wants, you won't get past him, he'll keep you right where you are by circling and nipping (playfully). And he can grab the kids by the leg or arm and pull them down too, if he wants . He definitely has the "heeler" thing down pat. But, he's basically a lazy bum. He wastes the day away on couch watching peppa pig, princess lilifee, and my little pony. He loves it, too. He doesn't like cold weather or being wet, it hurts his little poochy feelings. He loves a life a leisure. He can go all day if needed, there's been days where he plays outside all day, and he's hiked up mountains before, and was ready for more at the top. But at the same time, he's more than happy to lay around all day sleeping once we get to where we're staying. His instincts are definitely there and can come out if needed, but he's more than happy to just be lazy all day.

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Re: Dog owner? [Re: nate] #7008063
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I've got show dog stock that didn't pay any attention to squirrells when I got him, within a couple months he decided that everything needs to die. That was with a jack russell. If it were with a lab that wouldn't retrieve, it would be a different story.

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No not really taking on the owners personality. A dog with mediocre instincts can become a good hunting dog if taken out all the time. After 5-7 years it would be pretty good. A dog that has excellent genetics and possibility but has never hunted will at 5-7 years old be clueless. Instincts will be there but no experience. They can learn to hunt but it will take awhile. Instincts is one thing but it takes experience to know how to handle running pheasants.

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If the dog is truly bred for it's purpose it will come out with exposure, no matter the age.

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Originally Posted by Jackdale
If the dog is truly bred for it's purpose it will come out with exposure, no matter the age.


Maybe so but to what level of performance?


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