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Fullcryhounds,
If you are interested in seeing some great decoy dog footage from years back, check out these videos:
E.L.K. Inc: "Dogging Coyotes" & "Dogging Coyotes II"
2 Dog Productions: "Coyote Hunting is Going to the Dogs"
The decoy dog work in all of those videos is fantastic! And the handlers/shooters do a fine job of picking & taking which coyote at the most opportune time in the stand.
IMHO, those are the guys to learn from and the dogs I would try to breed for. But, to each, his own...
These videos focus on & showcase the decoy dogs' 'style' on how they keep a coyote's attention and continually 'decoy' them into the killing field on a stand.
That 'style' in a decoy dog is what sets these dogs apart, IMHO & what I appreciate seeing in a decoy dog.
Any ol' mutt can wool a coyote up. Just look at my pup (@ 3mos old) in my avatar, he don't know 'chit & he's doin' it!!!
As for buying/selling pups, ultimately, the BUYER needs to do his homework to make his own mind up about what pup he wants & from where. Even in a proven cross, its going to be a gamble on whether those pups 'turn out' or not. So if a breeder is experimenting & selling those pups, as long as he is UP FRONT about his intentions, then the buyer can make his own decisions.
ON the other hand, if a breeder is peddling culls to fund his own breeding program, well that'd be very unscrupulous...
If you are interested in seeing some great decoy dog footage from years back, check out these videos:
E.L.K. Inc: "Dogging Coyotes" & "Dogging Coyotes II"
2 Dog Productions: "Coyote Hunting is Going to the Dogs"
The decoy dog work in all of those videos is fantastic! And the handlers/shooters do a fine job of picking & taking which coyote at the most opportune time in the stand.
IMHO, those are the guys to learn from and the dogs I would try to breed for. But, to each, his own...
These videos focus on & showcase the decoy dogs' 'style' on how they keep a coyote's attention and continually 'decoy' them into the killing field on a stand.
That 'style' in a decoy dog is what sets these dogs apart, IMHO & what I appreciate seeing in a decoy dog.
Any ol' mutt can wool a coyote up. Just look at my pup (@ 3mos old) in my avatar, he don't know 'chit & he's doin' it!!!
As for buying/selling pups, ultimately, the BUYER needs to do his homework to make his own mind up about what pup he wants & from where. Even in a proven cross, its going to be a gamble on whether those pups 'turn out' or not. So if a breeder is experimenting & selling those pups, as long as he is UP FRONT about his intentions, then the buyer can make his own decisions.
ON the other hand, if a breeder is peddling culls to fund his own breeding program, well that'd be very unscrupulous...
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