What do you prefer, dog stay at the hole or come back?

oneeyejack · Post by **oneeyejack** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:37 pm

In the past i've had a couple of dogs put rabbits in holes and they would stay there until I got there sorta like a coon dog treeing. To me it seems that there is no second guessing as to where the rabbit went, as opposed to the dogs coming back and you just assume the dogs put the rabbit in a hole. (Keep in mind i'm talking about dogs that can run good and stay and work out a tough check).

rabbitgunner87 · Post by **rabbitgunner87** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:54 pm

I prefer my dogs to come back

oneeyejack · Post by **oneeyejack** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:00 pm

But how do you truely know they put the rabbit in a hole or just gave up?

Big Dog · Post by **Big Dog** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:01 pm

I prefer they bark or bay at the hole a couple of times and then have sense enough to come back. I have some that will come back and others that you have to go get. I always know when they mark the hole though, because my Bomber dog would give a tree bark like a coon hound.

big Dog

Tim H · Post by **Tim H** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:11 pm

I prefer my dog go in the hole and bring the rabbit back to me so I know the hole wasn't empty and the dog was just trying to make me think the rabbit went in the hole.

Joeyman · Post by **Joeyman** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:18 pm

I like when they stay there and dig to try and get the rabbit out of there. That tells me that the dog is rabbit crazy and that it won't let nothing stand between them and the rabbit.....I have one dog that is like this.

davehu · Post by **davehu** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:07 pm

it doesnt happen that often that they stay at the hole but i would never shock them for doing it. the rabbit is holed up time to hunt for a new one.

danny vansickle · Post by **danny vansickle** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:09 pm

i like for my dogs to hunt on when they know it went in the hole.

Chris Shoopman · Post by **Chris Shoopman** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:16 pm

i tell you what if mine stays in the hole that will get the crap shcoked out out them....just like when i used to coon hunt, i aint out there to see hoes in the ground....

danny vansickle · Post by **danny vansickle** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:26 pm

Chris Shoopman wrote:i tell you what if mine stays in the hole that will get the crap shcoked out out them....just like when i used to coon hunt, i aint out there to see hoes in the ground....

i wanted to say the same thing,but i knew someone would wanna argue,you can take this round chris,but you are so right,if it is in the hole,don't stay there,and don't come back to tell me,GO GET ANOTHER ONE!

wvduece · Post by **wvduece** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:45 pm

i just broke my young male pup from staying at the hole n barking tri tronics works great for that my old female will snap at a young dog if it stays at the hole i would rather they check back in with me as all of mine do but ya gotta break most young dogs from staying at the hole just the way i like them im shure others are different when i was growing up i didnt mind it at all sometimes we would take a forked stick n twist a rabbit out if they wasnt too far in hole, but noways would i do that now with my dogs there jb

hillbilly · Post by **hillbilly** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:55 pm

all i want my dog to do at a hole is say NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HILLBILLY

marr24 · Post by **marr24** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:07 pm

All of my dogs will hunt on once they know that a rabbit is in the hole. We've had a couple that will let out a bark once or twice at the hole but then move on. I wouldn't want them messing around with a rabbit that's in the hole-I prefer that they realize the rabbit is there and then move on.

mike crabtree · Post by **mike crabtree** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:24 pm

I would hate to have to walk to some of the holes around here.

Id rather not know, if it means having to go to some of these places to get my dogs.

coolbrze · Post by **coolbrze** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:35 pm

I prefer for them to dig/bark for a min. then come back which is what most of mine usually do.