I'm never going...


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Re: I\'m never going...

LOL that's so cute!

I have a serious question though....a friend and I were talking about a beagle puppy he got a few months ago. He said the dog needed to be put outside to "toughen him up" or he wouldn't be a good rabbit dog. I thought that if the dog is going to be a good hunter then it was almost a genetic kind of thing and as long as he is trained to hunt, a comfy place to sleep at night isn't going to soften him. I have never had a hunting dog, so I have no first hand experience, but it just seems cruel to keep a dog outside all the time. I use to watch Hunting with Hank, and that dog was a great bird dog AND spoiled rotten (or at least that is what they showed on the program)

So, my question is this: Do the dogs need to be "toughened up" or is it just as possible to have a great hunting dog even if your daughters put him in a cradle?

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Re: I\'m never going...

I was raised a country kid so when I got my dog I figured that I would just have him outside with a nice kennel run and a insulated doghouse right through the winter like we have done for years.

Well it wasn't long before I was bringing that cute pup in for night. First the breezeway, next the kitchen. Now, he has a thin coat and sleeps comfortably between Jenn and I at night.

He is now full time inside. I am such a wuss! grin.gifgrin.gifBut he had a heck of a first hunting year last year. Did great and loves training!

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