How long to stay?

[stanleydog]

How long do you guys have your dog sit and stay at heel when the hunting is extremely slow? We did an all day hunt this weekend and by 9:00 a.m. birds just totally quit. After a while I let the dog roam around and play for a bit. If you are standing by your cypress tree and scanning the skies, is Fido at heel beside you the whole time (even if you are there thru noon) ?

[Nash]

depends on the dog age.

[goosebruce]

We did an all day hunt, but the birds stoped at 9? Heck man, if i wuz yur dog, id bite you! hehehe.

Depends on the dog, their intenstiy, level of experience and all that. I might give em a pee break, or just let them sluff of, but it'd always be when I said... they would be released, not decide to stop on their own.

I never miss a chance to sit and do nothing with a dog during the off season. Amazing how much it helps to just have a dog sit next to you and watch the sun go down, while the only action is turning up a cold one. Besides, everything is more fun with a lab at your side. travis

[GulfCoast]

I have been doing that with my hound during the week for the last month or so, and it surely has helped with the figits.

[goosebruce]

how bout your dog... did you get the freaking worked out? travis

[GulfCoast]

Travis:

We have gotten a lot of it worked out. Seems like the root is she has somehow gotten a little gunshy, and an unexpected gunshot is what sets it off. I have been slowly shooting around her, working closer to her, and things are getting a lot better. CC'd to "here" and working on de-bolting.

[dukdawgn]

Either of my dogs will sleep on a tree stand... Sallie will nod off quick in her old age. Star will nod off once she thinks all the snack food has been eaten!