Is this your dog?

DVXDUDE said:
Good on ya but are you sure the hound was stuck? If there was a coon in there the hound likely dug his way in or squeezed in and wouldn't leave without the coon.

Just wondering, as I'm sure the hound got himself in a bad spot no matter what.

I have seen a hound go after a coyote that broke threw the ice in a drainage ditch. The coyote was light enough to pull himself out, but hound was too heavy. I bet he wouldn't of lasted 5 more minutes if I didn't go in after him. Still didn't want in the truck after he got out of the water, just back to the track but I didn't let him or her would of froze
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Lol, no, I'm not sure if he was stuck! When I got there, I thought he was struggling to get out (like in the pic) and it was pretty tight between the roots. Once I had cut the roots away and found out the coon was in there, he had turned around was definitely focused on the coon. If I hadn't taken the loose hound away, the coon would've never come out and they'd all still be there! As it is, I'm pretty sure they had been there over 24 hours. They were definitely committed. :)
 
That hound's eyes were lit up in the photo. Prey drive fully engaged. We had a Black Lab stud, years ago, who would disappear when the other type of drive was in full gear. If I did not find him he was good for about three days, then he would drag himself home. That coon wasn't going anywhere.
 
There is, of course, another reality, someone merely picked them up at a pound for the solo purpose of running deer, and did much care if they ran off at some point chasing such. They had no real interest in adopting them, just wanted them for the duration of the hunt. It's sad when this happens but it has happened before.

You don't stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut
 
Gun Nut 4 said:
There is, of course, another reality, someone merely picked them up at a pound for the solo purpose of running deer, and did much care if they ran off at some point chasing such. They had no real interest in adopting them, just wanted them for the duration of the hunt. It's sad when this happens but it has happened before.
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I think that's about as likely as picking up a mutt at the pound to enter in a dog show, and then turning him loose after he wins a ribbon.
 
I'm not a dog expert, but they looked like pure bred walkers to me and both were young and in great shape. Not likely to pick up a pair like that at the pound, and if you did, not likely to discard them.
 
mark222 said:
They had no collars, and I knew they weren't from the neighborhood, so I called a neighbor that knows everybody, they hadn't heard anything, so my only option was the dog catcher.
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They are not my hounds, but I thank you anyways: better to have given the dog a possible escape than to have left the dog in an unknown way.

Gun Nut 4 said:
There is, of course, another reality, someone merely picked them up at a pound for the solo purpose of running deer, and did much care if they ran off at some point chasing such.
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Yes, it is possible... but unlikely... (just my opinion)
 
Winchested said:
Tracking collars are illegal in Canada. The CRTC won't allow the use of them on Canadian freqs. Pretty ####ing stupid if you ask me.

No collars? I would never run my dog through the bush without a collar. Ever watch one of those hog hunting shows in the US? They all run tracking collars and gps collars.


Good job in saving those pups. They owe you a beer that's for sure.
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Electronic radio collars illegal, really. We had lost hounds show up at our hunt camp almost every year wearing so much electronic gear around there necks you'd have thought they worked for NASA. None of it stopped them from getting lost or seem to aid in there owners locating them though.

Very good job in saving the wee fellas and taking good care of them.
 
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