Thread: Bo's first deer

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I dont think its Ryans training that made the big difference, I am sure it is the dogs name. Just as 'Give a dog a bad name and it will be a bad name' holds true we have call a dog 'Bo' and it will be a great dog - just ask Dundee

I actually think there is some merit for a working dog to have a nice simple one syllable name. My dad bred working dogs all his life and reckoned the ones with one syllable names were always a bit sharper when on voice command

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I actually think there is some merit for a working dog to have a nice simple one syllable name. My dad bred working dogs all his life and reckoned the ones with one syllable names were always a bit sharper when on voice command

By anyone's standard both you and Dundee have great dogs that are a credit to their masters Ryan

That’s so awesome mate! One of the best reads I’ve had for a long time. You two are a great team with plenty of adventures ahead.


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Great read, well done

Great yarn Ryan, great outcome also. Bo would make an alright pig dog aye... ;-)

Originally Posted by craigc

Great yarn Ryan, great outcome also. Bo would make an alright pig dog aye... ;-)

The Catahoula in him is from pig hunting lines, they're known for a super keen nose and plenty of kiwi/Aussie/yanks run them on pigs and quite a few yanks run them as deer dogs or blood trackers. I guess the heading dog slows him down a bit and injects a bit more intelegence. I've only heard him bark twice in his life so the heading dog bit obviously shuts them up a bit and makes them more likely to eye something up rather than go into chase mode

That was a choice story and a great outcome with Bo, well worth the hours put in to train your dog. Nice set of antlers to boot for the first deer, well done.