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pet & catch dog??

Discussion in 'Dog Discussion' started by Colt Music, Jun 11, 2021.

  1. Colt Music

    Colt Music Pup

    is it a bad idea to make catch dog out of my pet?
     
    Colt Music, Jun 11, 2021
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  2. GK1

    GK1 Big Dog

    If the dog has the proper genetics, why not. I’ve no catch dog experience, but dogs which can work, protect/defend, hunt etc., and also be family pets at the end of the day is not a novel concept…
     
    GK1, Jun 12, 2021
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  3. Michele

    Michele CH Dog Super Moderator

    If they can do it, why not. There's plenty of working dogs that are also pets.
     
    Michele, Jun 12, 2021
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  4. PTkummae

    PTkummae Pup

    Oh, I don't think so.
     
    PTkummae, Apr 7, 2022
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  5. slim12

    slim12 Super Moderator Staff Member

    I went to SC to watch a hog dog rodeo. It was as cool a dog event as I had seen.

    I took my Fila Braisleiro to a working weekend and they are suppose to have some herding instinct from yesteryear. She barrelled in a grabbed the goat by the side of the head and pinned it to the ground. It was not exactly what was suppose to happen but so it goes.

    I took her to SC and put her in a pen and she caught twice back to back.

    She was a pet. Her particular breed has been peddled and watered down to what was once a working dog is now nothing more than a weak-nerved, defensively driven, fence fighting couch potato.

    Somehow some working genetic material slipped in from yesteryear and she was actually a half-decent working dog, actually a great working dog if compared to her peers (other Filas).

    So yes, if the dog will do it, then by all means it should be done.

    S
     
    slim12, Apr 7, 2022
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  6. PTkummae

    PTkummae Pup

    It depends on what dog you have and how much you want to make your dog a catch dog. I don't prefer catch dogs, so I would never have thought of making my pet a catch dog. Generally, I'm not too fond of those big dogs, and I'm afraid of them. I am more into cats. I have a cat at home, and I love it very much. It's so fluffy and funny. But recently, I noticed that my cat sleeps in the litter box, and I want to understand what the cause is. I went to the vet with her, and she doesn't look sick. I found some solutions to this problem on a website, and I hope they will help me make the cat stop sleeping in the litter box.
     
    PTkummae, Apr 12, 2022
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  7. david63

    david63 CH Dog

    Well I be damned.:-/
     
    david63, Apr 12, 2022
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  8. david63

    david63 CH Dog

    What's your definition of a big dog. I have catch dogs and my kids plays with them I have one I keep in the house too as a pet and will catch anything and your point is.
     
    david63, Apr 12, 2022
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