tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54263056232071891982024-03-04T22:28:38.238-06:00The Catahoula Hog DogA blog dedicated to helping owners better understand the world's most complex, intelligent, and versatile breed of working dog, because if you don't understand them and you be the boss, they will own you.Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-81687458532305090442020-02-25T18:31:00.002-06:002020-02-25T18:47:00.799-06:00Brain Train Your Catahoula Hog Dog<div style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">
Keeping a Catahoula Cur puppy or dog focused and mentally stimulated is important.<br />
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If we don’t pay enough attention early enough to our started puppy and later to our finished dogs’ minds, they often become bored or start misbehaving, and their mental health can quickly deteriorate. In my opinion, a finished dog is never finished learning! To avoid these problems which could lead to dog fights on the road or at home or worse: to your dog trashing on something other than a wild hog in the woods, here are 5 quick tips to challenge your dog’s brainpower, keep him focused and turn him into a hog hunting genius!</div>
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<strong>1) Go off the Beaten Path and Diversify Your Dogs Activities</strong></div>
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All year long, keep a kennel in the back of your truck even when it is not hunting season and take your dog places like the hardware store on a Saturday morning, or on family walks or fishing trips. </div>
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Yes, literally, haul, hunt, scout and walk your dog in as many new areas and routes as much as possible and at the very least every once in a while. I call it boat and 'road dog' conditioning. And I do it year-round so my dog has a life off the chain and learns to be a well-behaved tourist on the road or on the water in a boat. </div>
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If you take your dog on family walks using the same woods and path each and every day or when you scout in the offseason, he’s missing opportunities to come across anything new and be distracted during hog hunts. But don’t limit this scent training to just scouting and family walks; expand it to all areas of your dog’s life. </div>
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Teach your dog a new skill, let him sniff out new places, or try taking part in a cow dog, blood trail dog or hog dog field trial or some other competitive sport. Keep your dog’s environment full of new and exciting things, and offer him plenty of opportunities to use his brain. If all you do is leave your dog kenneled and tied unless you are hog hunting, he will not be as good a hog hunter as someone who 'spoils' their dog and allows him to be a family pet and the clean family inside pet/hog dog. Now I know some of you believe that he cannot be an inside family pet and a good hog hunter, but that philosophy doesn't apply to well-bred Catahoula Curs and I will agree if you are feeding him too much because he won't hunt because a hungry dog hunts, and a dog whose guts are packed with Ol' Roy high pro is not 'motivated' to hunt. Always remember: HUNGRY DOGS HUNT!</div>
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<strong>2) Hide Your Dog’s Treats and Bones</strong></div>
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Puppies and dogs can be quite playful and determined when it comes to getting the things they want, so why not use this to put their brains to work? </div>
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If your puppy or dog wants a bone, try placing it under a laundry basket or hiding it under a blanket (making sure he doesn't see you put it there). Then, sit back and watch him use his nose and problem-solving skills to try and get it. When he solves the puzzle, praise him just as he reaches for the bone.</div>
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If your dog struggles or gets frustrated, make the exercise easier at first, and then gradually make it harder and harder over time. Throw a Frisbee, get him to retrieve a stick or make a liver drag and train your dog to trail blood for deer season. If all you do is hog hunt or tie your dog, he will not be as good as someone who hauled their dog everywhere, year round</div>
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<strong>3) Increase Your Dog’s Vocabulary</strong></div>
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Dogs may not speak our language, but they understand every word we say and are always ready to learn new words, so why not take the time to expand your dog’s vocabulary? For example, you could start saying "load 'em up" when leading him to the truck or boat, and “let’s go potty” just before opening the door to let your dog out. After doing this often enough, your dog should come running over when you say; "load 'em up!" at the truck, or if they are an inside dog, and need to be let out whenever you say “let’s go potty.” Dogs are pretty fast to learn to associate a particular action with a word or phrase, and are quick to anticipate what will happen next, so you will usually see results very quickly.</div>
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<strong>4) Never Stop Training and DON'T assume he is a cull if not hunting by 6-8 months</strong></div>
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Don’t stop training your dog/puppy when he is not hunting by 6-8 months or if he gets a cracked rib and quits hunting, or when he slows down and reaches his golden years. “If you don’t use it, you lose it” especially applies to young started and also to senior dogs. Yes, old dogs can learn new tricks, the only thing is, they may take just a little bit longer to learn them, but be patient and you’ll be pleasantly surprised. So don’t let that brain go to rust, an older dog’s brain never loses its ability to learn new things so long as you give it the chance.</div>
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<strong>5) Brain Training for Dogs</strong></div>
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The canine brain is like a muscle – if you don’t challenge it, it won’t grow! That’s why the best way to make your dog a smarter hog dog is by teaching him special “brain games” and “brain exercises.” Brain games are fun little games you can play with your dog to teach him new skills and increase his intelligence as you turn your dog into a well-behaved and obedient hog hunting genius! </div>
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And if you are looking for something to do with your dog... Don't miss the 25th Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials coming up at the end of March in Winnfield, Louisiana.</div>
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Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-90799775798759860192020-01-24T13:56:00.000-06:002020-01-24T13:56:11.591-06:00In Honor Of Sherry Bando III published this 4 years ago, but blogger is acting up!<br />
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<span class="fwn fcg" style="color: #9197a3;">If I can call myself a true dog man today, it is in large part due to Sherry Bando being a true dog woman, who recognized a spiritual kinship that I had with these dogs and for being my friend for 20 years. </span><br />
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<span class="fwn fcg" style="color: #9197a3;">Jake thank you, I could not have said it better.</span></div>
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Being a cowboy and having working dogs has been as big of a part of my life as anything I've ever done.</div>
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I've been from coast to coast, as far north as Missouri, and down to south Texas all because I ran dogs. I never really learned a trade except for being a cowboy and a dog man. In all those travels I've met thousands of people but few as special as other dog men. </div>
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About a year or so of going to bayings and never really meeting anyone other than who we came with we met you. You were the first person outside of our circle to be our friends. I'll never forget the day we met.</div>
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We were in Union Hill, Louisiana you were as charismatic and genuinely as nice a person as we had ever met in that business and you started a friendship that day that you'll have for as long as I walk this earth. You had stories about going to Georgia and competing against all these high powered dogs and winning when you were the only woman there.</div>
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I remember everything you talked about in your experiences competing and it fascinated me to know end and I hung on every word. Eventually, it lit a fire under me to go to Georgia too and I met some of the best people in the business of whom I'm still friends with today. </div>
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To me you were a trendsetter in that aspect you didn't care what other folks did or thought you did what you wanted, befriended who you wanted and did what you thought was right and being friends with folks as you competed against them was your style. You weren't into the good ol boy systems you put it all out in the open.</div>
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You are also a dog breeder unlike most of the others. (This part is going to step on some toes) I had heard all these tall tales about Catahoula dogs from days past and all these high powered pedigrees but none of those people put their money where their mouth was... YOU DID.</div>
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Most folks selling puppies didn't even compete they sold dogs based on what they did one time long ago.... NOT YOU. You ran your dog at every trial. He was your lead dog everyone knew it and they didn't have to read his papers to learn about him you actually competed with him which no one else really did because they were afraid of losing to non-registered dogs and maybe their puppies wouldn't be as valuable. </div>
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Your dogs spoke for themselves by the way they worked not by a sales pitch. I've had two camp-a-while dogs in my time and at their prime they were the best in the business even if it was a short run because they both left this earth too soon. I now have my third Camp-a-While dog and I named her QUEEN in honor of you the First Lady in hog baying. You are by far the most influential woman this sport has ever seen and no one else comes close. </div>
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This business is tough and folks don't normally last but a few years but like <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1794649952" href="https://www.facebook.com/justbpaws" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Donna Gaudet Whipple</a> said you're still here for a reason. You did things right and didn't cross anyone, you were honest to a fault sometimes, but that is what made you, you. I remember sitting in the bleachers at Uncle Earls one year and some guy said something about a group of dog MEN and he included you in that group. </div>
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You will always be remembered by all the great dog men including this one. You are one of a kind, Me, mom, and dad love you. We pray for your comfort and that you may rest easy. Please call anytime if you feel like talking..... again thanks for being my friend.</div>
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<br />Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-15412604499168788952019-07-19T01:24:00.002-05:002019-07-19T01:24:20.411-05:00Almost 500 Years Ago...<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">July 18, 1543</span><br />
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Two of the puppies I sold to a rancher in south Texas did not survive to be one year old. Why?<br />
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Because I told him: "Do not put them into harm's way until they are two years old."<br />
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And if you put them in a bay pen, you put them in there to teach them to survive, not to hunt!<br />
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You don't use something that will kill them, and you bay them alone. If they have too much help, they will catch. If they get stupid and make a mistake, the hog will punish them, but he will only teach them to back up and respect a boar hog and not kill them.<br />
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Ironically I did not sell the puppies to be hogdogs, I sold them during deer season to be blood tracking dogs for hunting guides. Turns out these deer hunting guides have a full-time job as cowboys AND have a lot of hogs too. So they get a wild hair to bring the puppies hog hunting with their Plott hounds. Well, they took the puppies hog hunting and ran into a herd of bad ass south Texas Brahma cattle and the puppies got off on baying the cows after the mature Plott Hound hogdogs got going on hogs and ran off without the pups. The pups were all alone and bored and went to baying a large heard of cattle without any experience on cattle or back up to protect them, and the cattle ran them down and stomped the puppies to death!<br />
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I don't train my puppies to hunt, I train them to survive!<br />
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Why don't I train them to hunt? Simple, I don't have to. I BREED them to hunt.<br />
And, because they are well bred and have such a strong 'prey drive', if you don't keep them out of harm's way for two years they have a 90% chance of getting killed.<br />
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Below is a video of three young pups who had never seen a pig in their life. I had three in there to get them started. After that I put them in the pen alone with the hog. Other wise they start getting catchy.<br />
And you do not want a puppy to start catching in the pen, because when they get to the woods on a rank hog, they don't have enough sense to back up and bay, and they catch and get killed.<br />
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If you DO keep them out of harm's way for two years, they have a 90% chance of survival.<br />
And in the wild, a wolf does not leave the pack to go out and hunt on their own until two years old! Why? Because a wolf inherently knows better than to go out on their own without back up when they are too young.<br />
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What makes you think it is any different in a domestic situation?<br />
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Unlike most people, I have used a wolf for hog hunting ...<br />
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And I used the same dog for tracking wounded and dead deer.<br />
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When it came to a blood tracking dog, he was the best running catch dog I had because of speed, a nose, and his sheer size.<br />
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I am not finished wrapping up my story, but I just got called out, so maybe I can come back here later and wrap it up...<br />
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Here is an instance that helped bring me closer to that realization.
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I was hunting in a boat about 10 years ago, cruising a levee with a nice breeze coming off the land toward the boat, with me were Maurice and Frank my two best dogs at the time, and I could tell the dogs were winding something. Then I saw some movement up in front heading south and turned the boat into the bank to let the dogs out. When they bailed out, one went north and the other south. I immediately got angry at the northbound dog, He was going the wrong way! A least that is what I thought.
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I moved up to the front, grabbed the bow line, jumped out of the boat and looked north. Maurice was stretched out like a greyhound, smoking hot, and running in overdrive on the tail of the north-bound hog! There were two hogs moving in opposite directions, with a dog right behind each one. Right before Maurice could sink his teeth into some nuts, the hog made a hard right hand turn and Maurice was moving so fast, he passed him up, put on the brakes and did a 180' turn. Meanwhile the hog leaped into the air and landed in the water about 10 feet from land. He did make but a few strokes before Maurice leaped into the water he was caught on the ear. If he couldn't out run Maurice, I assure you he wasn't going to out swim him either.
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Now let's analyse this in retrospect. Based on my limited view there was one hog, From the dogs point of view, based on winding the hogs, there was more than one and they each went and found their own hog. It wasn't my plan, but they were one dog situations, doing it their way. And at that time, I didn;t believe in hunting one dog at a time. I liked to double team a hog. Problem with that is they usually have enough help and catch before I get there. And that is dangerous.
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Here is another scenario which is similar.
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I sold a two year old, Catahoula/Plott, dog named Amos, to a guy named Kendall from Meridian, Mississippi. He drove about 5 hours to get to me and claimed he needed a dog to produce caught hogs now, or he would lose his hunting priviledges with the farmer who owned the land and was suffering serious crop damage.
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He was impressed with the 9 month old dogs he saw in my pen, but decided on the two year old named Amos. He asked how much I wanted for the dog and I told him the dog was worth a thousand if he was worth a dime. But I would help him out and sell the dog for $500. He asked if I would take $400. (Little did I know, I was dealing with a dog trader at the time)
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Anyway, he took Amos and caught 4 out of 5 hogs he got on in less than a week. Looked good to me. Mission accomplished.But I was about to be played like a woman who is told what she wants to hear by a man who has selfish covert motives and is trying to get into her pants.
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So next weekend, calls me up and advised me he didn't like the way the dog hunted, cuz it was hanging around his feet after he walked around this big briar patch and knew there was a hog in there because the tracks were all going in and none coming out.
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I asked him what was his next move, and he said he was going in with the dog and see what happened. Later that day we talked and he advised me that after he walked into the briars, Amos went on ahead and found a sow, bayed till he got there, and caught on command, when he got close enough. In fact he caught two sows about 200# each in the same briar patch that same day about half hour apart. As he was tying the first hog, Amos went and found the other one and kept it there until he was in sight and once again Amos caught when help arrived.
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I said congratulations, and he said he couldn't believe the dog was laying down at his feet when there were hogs less than a 1/4 mile away. I said the dog has been with you less than two weeks and doesn't know you yet. Until you walked in and he knew he could count on you to back him up, why hunt? He is an excellent short range dog and you have caught 6 out of 7 hogs you got on in two weeks. What is the problem? The dog is only two years old! Give him time to get to know that he can trust you to back him up!
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Well he says he will bring him back and trage him out for an other dog, I said no problem, I got people standing in line for Amos.
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Bring him back, I got you money right here. He says no, I don't want the money back, I want to trade him for another dog. I said OK, no problem.
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Meanwhile Charlie Fontenot is planning to meet him at Fort Bayou in a few weeks and they start talking on the phone and Charlie says you are crazy if you get rid of that dog. Do you realize you may never find another dog so valuable again, and for only $400?
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Charlie went on to tell Kendall that he has always caught more hogs with short range dogs because you don't spend as much time on the chase. A good short range dog that is gritty enough to stop a hog and back up and wait for help doesn't have to chase because the hog doesn't run unless there is too much pressure.
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So after talking to Charlie, Kendall calls again and advised me that he decided to keep Amos, because Charlie convinced him of how valuable the dog was.
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And about a week later, the next call I get from Kendall he advises me that he sold Amos and wants to come get another one. I said no! NO! NO!
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I had already lined up another customer who was waiting for Amos.
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Now my new customer and myself are left hanging out to dry.
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I don't mind him changing his mind and keeping the dog, but it looks like maybe he sold the dog to another man in Meridian who I gave Kendall,s number to as a reference, so he could call Kendall and verify my claims about the dogs I sell.
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I have never heard from either of them since.
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I believe Kendal thought he could play me and do it again and again.
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Meaning: Come and buy a dog for cheap from someone who is trying to help you after you pretend to be their friend and don't have a lot of money to spend and resell it for big money, and make money off of my hard work again and again.
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Come on! A two year old Catahoula/Plott cross who is finding and catching hogs all by hisself is worth a lot of money.
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Then there is John Meyers in the Sour Lake, Texas area.
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John took Chester, a son of Scarlet and Elijah, who was already finding hogs all by hisself before he was a year old.
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John took Chester and claimed he got killed, and offered to pay me the $500 he owed me for the dog the day he claimed Chester got killed. I told him don't worry about the money now, we can settle up later.
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Well later I called because I needed the money and never got a return call. Then someone else who had got screwed over by John, filled me in on John's dog trading business and how there were many people harrassing John for the money he owed them on dog deals gone sour.
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He advised me that John was actually evicted by his landlord because of the constant harrassment from disgruntled dog buyers coming to his house and starting arguments in the yard and that John regularly changes his phone number to avoid people who are chasing him down.
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The real icing on the cake here is that Chester was seen in John's truck after John told me that Chester had been killed and the word is from a close relative of John that John sold Chester to someone near Houston for big money.
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When I called John's number to talk to him, the phone had a message that the number was no longer in service.
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Now why would I mention the man's name?
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He screwed me over and a number of other people. And everything I was told by these other people fit my own experiences with John. Like he had three phone numbers changed in six months of my doing business with him.
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BOTTOM LINE: My advise is do not do business with John Meyers!
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Now should he call me and pay me, I will post that news here, but I doubt that I will ever hear from him again.
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I am sharing these two incidents with my readers not to smear someone name, but to hopefully protect you from the dog traders out there.
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Often when people call me I can tell that they don't know why I am so careful about screening my customers.Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-28672867928179855282019-05-08T01:53:00.001-05:002020-01-24T04:38:22.160-06:00The Blair-bred Catahoula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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About 8 or 10 years ago, I was advised by an old master trainer to bring the Blair bred bloodline into my kennel and cross them with my Maurice line. I have not regretted following that advice , but I must admit it was a challenge to make the adjustment. Because thee Blair bloodline is so well bred and has determination and grit like I never saw in any other bloodline.<br />
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Above is de la Houssaye's Valyrie, a great-granddaughter of Diamond Cutter<br />
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The Blair bred Catahoula has affected my breeding and training program so much it is like a whole new breed for me.
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Above is Amos Mann and Blair's Diamond Cutter<br />
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The first thing I noticed was that almost every dog was capable of finding, stopping and holding a hog all by themself and at a very young age. It was like it was a natural instinct instead of something learned in experience. Hence the importance of breeding over training.
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The next big revelation, was that I realized these dogs are smarter than me. I also learned that I could not be as harsh in my disciplinary actions as I had been with my old bloodlines. Because of a high level of wolf in the genes of the Blair bred dog, they are very sensitive to neglect, abuse and disrespect. On the other hand if you raise them up as a pup, and spoil them and make them a part of the family, they will live to please you, and die defending you if you are down.
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Above is Hoyt Ferguson from Missouri and a descendent of Diamond Cutter<br />
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To properly handle these dogs one must understand the pack instinct and how that affects their behavior. In the wild, a wolf's natural instinct is to chase, catch, and kill. In the event that the prey cannot be caught, the lone wolf bays to weaken the prey and to alert the rest of the pack regarding the whereabouts of the hog. Because barking on the track would alert the game to the location of the hog and predator dog, wolves are almost always silent on the track. In essence, baying is something that must be learned from watching older dogs.
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Above is a descendent of Cutter in Italy. Amas and Susan sent a Cutter pup to Italy many years ago.<br />
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Another thing I learned by observing pack behavior was that the "leader" of the pack was not in the front in a hunt. The leader of the pack allows the younger, more energetic members of the hunt to go out in front and find, and chase the game down. After the younger dogs stop the running hog, the older dog will observe the bay from a distance for two reasons.<br />
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Number 1, he stays back to wait for the hog to tire out, and not put too much pressure on the hog causing it to bust out and try to run again. Number 2, the older, leader of the pack is not as much a finder and chaser as the younger dogs, he is a killer. He waits for the hog to tire out at the bay and then makes his move.<br />
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Above is NALC reg. C Arrow Patch<br />
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By saving his energy for the kill he is much more effective in accomplishing a swift kill and avoiding injury to himself or other members of the pack.
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Above is Scudder, a great-grandson of Cutter<br />
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I am Marcus de la Houssaye and I can be reached by email at catahoula1@gmail.com<br />
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<br />Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-33895785581859907312019-05-08T01:27:00.002-05:002020-01-18T03:22:33.130-06:00The Pack InstinctBecause a Catahoula often has a high degree of wolf in the genetics, it is very important to understand what is motivating a dog instinctually, if you are going to train or hunt one.
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The first and most important thing you need to train a well-bred Catahoula is to come to you on command because if they are bred right, they will get away from you and hunt.<br />
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As a rule, a Catahoula will always check back and sometimes too often in some people's opinion, but that is the nature of the breed. If they won't come to you, when you call them off of a wild boar with cutters, and you can't catch or kill the hog, you may lose your dog because they may get killed or you will never be able to catch up to them.
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A lot of people make the big mistake of chasing a dog that won't come. I have learned this the hard way myself. Better to bribe them with food than to get mad and chase or throw things at them and cause them to not trust you.
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A Catahoula lives to please it's master if he is well treated and thus trusts those whom he loves he will come and be rewarded with praise and a rub on his ribs.
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ALWAYS reward a dog that comes to you when you are trying to win their trust. If he is skittish or shy, tie him up or kennel and spend time with him and talk to him and massage his ribs (which is very pleasurable)and cause the dog to learn that you are a nice person.<br />
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Dogs already know most people are liars and are not nice and so live with a great distrust of humans to start with. You must wearn their love, trust and devotion. Many people have claimed that hunting dogs should not be treated as pets, and I understand the logic as it might apply to other breeds, but that doesn't apply to a Catahoula. The more I spoil my dogs rotten, the harder they hunt for me!<br />
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The pack instinct causes them to want to go everywhere you go especially if you are the leader of the pack. And if you are not the leader of the pack, they will challenge you to become the leader of the pack (male or female) and if you are not the leader of the pack, now the dog is making the rules. <br />
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I am Marcus de la Houssaye and I can be reached by email at catahoula1@gmail.com. Sorry, but my cell phone is currently private and I am no longer taking calls.Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-64320212200957994762019-04-17T15:49:00.001-05:002019-04-17T15:49:11.782-05:00GOOD GUYS WITH GUNS - How an Armed Citizenry Deters Tyranny & Atrocities<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TGNuCCjRpGo" width="480"></iframe>Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-91484935118071075502019-02-13T11:10:00.002-06:002019-02-13T11:10:52.446-06:00Hannah RIP by Justin Cobb<span style="background-color: #f2f3f5; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Two things come to mind here: genetic predisposition to hunt, and it passes from generation to generation to generation. And #2 A hunting dog is only as good as the man who hunts him! Rejoice in a life well spent, and do not grieve my friend. ~ Marcus</span><br />
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“RIP Hannah”. </div>
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You were not only one of the best dogs I’ve raised and hunted behind for the past 11 years but you were also by far the best producer I will ever own. When I bred Ringo to Yella that day to get you I had no idea that it would forever change my definition of what a great dog is nor that you would give birth to a bunch of dogs over the years that woul<span style="font-family: inherit;"> d allow me to raise, own, and hunt behind some of the best dogs to ever be called a hog dog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You were not only one of the best hunting dogs but you also passed that heart you had down to every puppy you raised. Things will defiantly never be the same with you gone but I know for a fact that the hogs in heaven don’t stand a chance anymore now with you, wheelpack, and Ringo up there together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Y’all keep them bayed until I get there one day to catch them just like you did for over the last decade for me here. Thank you for giving me everything you had for not only the last 11 years but especially for giving me all you had this weekend to help our team win these nice buckles. </span></div>
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This is Marcus de la Houssaye, and if you want some of the bloodline I developed over the last 30 years, call Chris Garza in Tildon,Texas @ 830 570 2065. He is in south Texas and has all my dogs on a ranch with children, hogs, horses Whitetail, and wild cattle.Best to call in the evening, Chris is a working cowboy, and is busy in the saddle this time of the year during daylight. </div>
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He has puppies right now, and he will be breeding more soon, but you should really consider putting money down for the future, because they are going fast, last I checked with him.</div>
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A descendant of Diamond Cutter in Italy<br />
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In the beginning, I believed hog hunting required two dogs minimun in case a dog got into a bind like the two below in the bay pen.<br />
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But after I started breeding Blair bred dogs, I had to agree with the old timers, who told me, "If you got the right dog, you only need one dog!'<br />
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Jesse and Gus(at six months old) during a 'training' session at my bay pen in Carencro, Louisiana<br />
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Well the right dog is often hard to find these days because a lot of people are breeding for show, and not performance.<br />
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Mr. Amos Mann of the Two Diamonds Ranch and Blair's Diamond Cutter<br />
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Blair bred dogs are not only capable of winning the dog show, they can also be the one getting it done in the pen, woods, swamp, marsh and on the prairie rounding up cattle.<br />
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de la Houssaye's Arnold, a great grandson of Blair's Diamond Cutter<br />
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Delight Catahoulas working cows in Hungary, Europe<br />
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I have spent litterally hundreds of hours talking to old timers like Sherry Bando, Charlie Fontenot, and Amos Mann. And lately I have been talking a lot with Mr. Charlie Tucker of Toshimingo, Mississippi.<br />
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A few years ago, I was talking with Sherry Bando and I advised her that I don't put my dogs in harms way until they are 2 years old, and she asked: "Where did you get that from?" I said, I had learned the hard way and watched too many dogs die before they were a year old. And that led to us discussing a lot of things most people do not know, because they won't listen to the old timers like I did.<br />
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Diamond W Scudder of Sherry Bando's Campawhile bloodline<br />
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Two Diamonds Cayenne Rose @ my bay pen in Carencro, Louisiana<br />
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But that is not the biggest problems with Blair bred dogs. Most who DO have Blair bred dogs don't know how to handle them!</div>
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de la Houssaye's Jesse and Gus in training...<br />
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The 'one dog wonder' is what Charlie Fontenot called 'em!<br />
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Sherry recommended that we run one dog at a time because if
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de la Houssaye's Ruby showing the youngsters how it is done<br />
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I am Marcus de la Houssaye, and I breed Blair bred Louisiana Catahoula dogs. My cell phone is temporarily down so I can be reached by email: catahoula1@gmail.com<br />
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Here is a couple of my hog hunting friends at the Sherry Bando Memorial baying at the East Texas Hog Baying Championships a few years ago, with some good advise!<br />
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"RUN YOUR DOGS, NOT YOUR MOUTH!" Thanks for that one Jake Loiacanao!<br />
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“From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or "that's a lot of money for just a dog."<br />
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They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."<br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted.</span><br />
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Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.<br />
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If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."<br />
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"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure and unbridled joy.<br />
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"Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that makes me a better person.<br />
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Because of "just a dog," I will rise early, take long rides and look longingly to the future. </div>
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So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.<br />
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I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog," but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man."<br />
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So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog," just smile--because they "just don't understand."<br />
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<br />Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-72998522787790563972017-07-20T09:24:00.000-05:002020-01-18T03:34:11.237-06:00How To Properly 'Train' A Hog Dog For Pen Or WoodsAn old timer named Charles Tucker recently told me his advise for training a hog dog in the woods or pen.<br />
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He said first you need the right genetics because if he wasn't born a hog dog, you ain't gonna make him into one!<br />
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And then he said; "Take him to the woods, don't put your hands on him and keep your mouth shut!"<br />
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I had a big laugh, because it reminded me of so many people calling me up through the years and advising me that they were just getting into hog hunting and wanted to get a puppy and then 'train 'em' to be a hog dog.<br />
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And I would ask them 2 questions: Have you ever had a Catahoula, and have you ever hunted hogs?<br />
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A lot of times, they had neither hunted hogs nor owned a Catahoula, but had been watching Youtube videos and wanted to get into it.<br />
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"Okay, if you have never hunted hogs, what makes you think you are qualified to train one to hunt?"<br />
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And then I would ask them; "How about you get one that is bred to 'be' a hog dog, and let him train you?"<br />
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Because if he is bred right you don't need to train 'em to hunt, you need to train 'em to survive!<br />
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I have had some great dog men and 1 amazing woman teach me about competition in the bay pen,<br />
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Jimmy Young and Reggie Little in the golf cart at Uncle Earl's 2011<br />
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but the real credit goes to the dogs when it comes to 'who' taught me to hunt hogs in the woods, swamp and marsh.<br />
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It was the dogs who taught me, and to this day, I must confess; "The dogs are still smarter than me when it comes to hunting hogs!"<br />
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I will be editing some more in here later, so you might want to check back, but I got to get out on the lake for now...<br />
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<br />Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-27753738863202957982017-07-19T16:04:00.003-05:002018-11-16T16:40:29.260-06:00How To Have A 'Handle' On A Hog Dog<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a hog dog field trial every dog enters the pen with a perfect score and is judged on mistakes. Judging usually deducts 1/10th of a point for most mistakes, Really big mistakes could cost a dog 1/2 or a whole point, and catching and not releasing in 5 seconds results in your dog being disqualified and scoring a zero!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the good old days, 20 years ago, genetics, competition and scoring was very different than it is today, and almost every dog would not call out and thus would lose 1/2 a point, if it was not on the leash, within 30 seconds after the whistle blew. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">There was a time at the Uncle Earl's where you had 30 seconds to call your dog out when the whistle blew or you lost a 1/2 point. That's right, most of you going there now, have no idea what it was like 20 or 25 years ago before hog dog bayings was an industry like it is today. Below is the memorial for Blair's Diamond Cutter by Amos Mann when Cutter passed away. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Above is Will Segar's Legend who has been given the honor of being on the cover of the flyer for the 2017 finals at East Texas Hog Baying Championships. And yes, he is a descendant of Cutter!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Here it is the much anticipated Alamo O</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">utdoor World championship final leg of the 2017 competition. On the cover is the defending World Champion Bay Dog "Legend". We will honor the world champ every year on the cover of the September flyer and none is more deserving than Legend after having maybe the best year a competition bay dog has ever had. He was the biggest winner at Uncle Earls in 2016 and he was at the top of every class he entered at East Texas, making it no doubt the best year in recent history and maybe ever, for a dog in this sport. In my mission statement when I started this bay pen, I stated that I wanted it to be about getting the dogs some recognition and making their value go up. Well here is to a fine year and may you have many more champ, you deserve it... See y'all in September!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I don't know who started this myth that a hunting dog can't be a pet, because the great dog men who taught me back in the day all spoiled their dogs rotten, like they were pets. I imagine, like Will Segers Legend of today, Cutter slept inside, often ate left overs, and had a belly full most of the time. But when it is time to compete and motivate 'em, what gets 'em going, most likely has more to do with the diet than anything. And what that means is that a pet is never hungry. One of Amos's secrets to winning in competition was running his dogs on an empty stomach, and then feeding them well when done.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">And as a rule in nature, a hungry dog hunts. Soooo, what make you think it is any different in a domestic situation? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">And one thing for certain, a hungry dog will not take for granted, the hand that feeds him, and you as a hunter will most likely not have to be looking for your dog at the end of the day or night of hunting because the dog knows where the next meal comes from. When hunting, I suggest keeping a small stash of dry food in your truck, boat, ATV, and feed 'em when the hunt ends, or I like keeping dog snacks in my hunting bag and rewarding the dog for checking back in, and then send them right out again. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Whew... Blaze is ok! I just panic so much over my dogs. The vet gave me a compliment that just melted my heart </span><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" class="img" height="16" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v7/f9/2/16/1f497.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">💗</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> she said she has never, in her entire career of treating working dogs, seen hog dogs like mine that can be so rough on a hog yet so well mannered, friendly, & cuddly. That makes me so happy because I want my dogs to have a wonderful, full life. I grew up hunting around those old hound men who said you should never touch your dog unless you're whoopin em or feedin em; </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">playing with them was a no and letting them sleep inside was a HELL NO. I've done both of those things since running my own dogs and yeah, I get extremely emotional when I lose one, but even my husband will tell you that the dogs always have hunted better for me than for him and I firmly believe that's why. I've also had one come back looking for me and help pull me from quick sand. So it makes me so happy that someone appreciates that. Anyone who met Thug when I got him will tell you that dog was an asshole, but now he's a big teddy bear, unless you mess with me. I just like my dogs to be warriors in the woods & pets in the pen.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I don't like to hunt a dog that I can't call out, because if you can't catch or kill the hog, or call out your dog, most likely you will lose that dog real soon. But ohhhh, the ridicule, disrespect and rejection I have suffered for trying to teach men 'how to properly' handle a well bred, well raised, AND PROPERLY SOCIALIZED AND TRAINED Catahoula hog dog! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you ladies(Kim and Krystal), for raising a very much ignored issue in hog dogs: a good relationship, which requires building and creating a eager to please, obedient, well mannered, easy to handle, and in the end, a very much better hog hunting dog! </span>Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-15833852249867039102017-07-19T14:57:00.000-05:002019-01-07T10:33:16.773-06:00NALC reg. C Arrow Patch RIP<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The 2017 East Texas Hog Baying Championships Hoyt Ferguson Memorial Friday May 26, 2017</span><br />
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Photo compilation compliments of Missi Ferguson<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> If you don't think these dogs are athletes and are bred and born to work, then think again.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> I love the top picture Ms. June.. ole Clyde is saying "I told you to get back in that corner"!! </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I LOVE watching this dog work! CONGRATULATIONS!! ~ Missi Ferguson</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">1st Place ~ Clyde ~ June Cantrel</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">2nd Place ~ Gator ~ Steve Lester </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">3rd Place ~ ~ sorrry IDK ...to be edited in later</span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I took this picture Tuesday night before the baying... </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As I sat outside that night and; reflected on how peaceful it was but yet so empty, it only reminded me that it's just that..EMPTY...The people anddogs that were about to roll in would be what would make the house the home.. They would fill it with love &amp; generosity.. laughter &amp; joy.. and yes there would also be sorrow.. </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000797856599&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A147156208784749%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/joshua.branham.9?fref=mentions" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Joshua Branham</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> you were in our thoughts and prayers and missed greatly.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I saw so many new faces.. &amp; can't hel</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">p but smile because that was Hoyts dream &amp; vision was to see this sport grow &amp; be bigger &amp; better!! And it IS.. Not only in East TX, but in many of the surrounding states other Bay Pens are stepping up &amp; working hard to bring these dogs a new light &amp; stage to shine in &amp; on... And I know he's smiling down &amp; so so HAPPY to see this taking place everywhere..So thank you not only to <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100001206832253&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A147156208784749%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/jake.loiacano?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;">Jake Loiacano</a> but to Billy Joe Huff, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100001915369800&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A147156208784749%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/kellylee1970?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;">Kelly Lee</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100001551908949&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A147156208784749%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/mark.banister.50?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;">Mark Banister</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100007110077442&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A147156208784749%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/cory.dye.184?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;">Cory Dye</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000030422939&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A147156208784749%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/will.seger1?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;">Will Seger</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100003907972952&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A147156208784749%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/patrick.walczak.98?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;">Patrick Walczak</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100009120015686&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A147156208784749%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/johnh.marmon?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;">John H Marmon</a>, Jimmy Jones and all the other bay pen owners for working their damnedest to make it the Greatest Show on Dirt! (If I left any out it's not intentional.. I don't run the circuit anymore &amp; there are so many new pens).. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I had a GREAT time as always &amp; thanks to everyone that gave of their time to help make it roll...</span><br />
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I would love to be there tonite to enjoy the get together with these fine folks...Marcus de la Houssayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08397656387385012319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426305623207189198.post-3519237404261666282017-06-21T09:29:00.000-05:002017-06-22T09:02:40.681-05:00Hog Dog Field Trials Are Doing Great Everywhere (except Florida)<br />
I am so happy to see that our heritage and sport of hog dog hunting and hog dog field trials is doing so good that a whole bunch of new bay pens is going into operation from Texas to Georgia.<br />
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It is an unofficial count of about 8 new bay pens in the state of Georgia alone.<br />
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I took it upon myself to stand up and defend our bay pen sport from a serious threat in 2011. I had, after that, pretty much given up on the future of bay pens because of so much internal drama, where we should have all been working together to preserve our sport, but were instead fighting among ourselves. Because of that event in March of 2011, I opted to stand off and see where this was going, but now it looks like things are going our way again.<br />
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You see, the animal rights wachoos wanted to shut down the bay pens and 'then' go after hog hunting and our right to train or even own hog dogs!<br />
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Well that didn't go as planned, so now they are gonna try a 180 degree approach to first stop hog hunting in the wild and 'then' shut down the bay pens. OML!!!<br />
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One of the humaniacs plans is to 'humanely' round up the hogs and 'put' them in a sanctuary!<br />
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Excuse me, but ... DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE A LIFE?<br />
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At the bottom is a link to a petition to ban hog hunting in Florida(and then all 50 states) and this is a perfect example of how out of touch with reality and rediculous these tree hugging, bunny kissing, Bambi loving, 'progessive' liberal, animal rights activists are.<br />
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In honor of Jimmy and Sherry Young the former publishers of Bayed Solid magazine who always rallied support for our rights and heritage, I am dedicating this article to advise everyone who loves hog dog hunting, and bay pens to remain viigilent in protecting this sport that we all dearly love.<br />
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I will try to edit some more in here later. <br />
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<a href="https://www.change.org/p/florida-and-31-other-state-governments-outlaw-hog-dog-hunting-fighting-in-the-wild">https://www.change.org/p/florida-and-31-other-state-governments-outlaw-hog-dog-hunting-fighting-in-the-wild</a><br />
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Here is a couple of excerpts from the link above:<br />
<span style="color: #363135; font-family: "change calibre" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Florida (as well as other states) has a wild boar problem. Hogs are numerous, omnivorous and have no natural predators, making them one of the largest nuisance pests in the state. There are many humane options for dealing with the pigs, which do not need to involve brutally killing the pigs or putting domesticated dogs in harm’s way. However, despite the existence of alternatives, Florida and other states have exempted the use of "bait-dogs" in boar hunting. This practice is incredibly dangerous and very inhumane for the dogs and boars involved.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #363135; font-family: "change calibre" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">(b) “Baiting” means to attack with violence, to provoke, or to harass an animal with one or more animals for the purpose of training an animal for, or to cause an animal to engage in, fights with or among other animals. In addition, “baiting” means the use of live animals in the training of racing greyhounds.</span><br />
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