ORIGINAL: Grasshopper13
If you know anything of hounds, you know that a registered coon hound, that trees coons is worth a lotta money. It's not uncommon for one of these dogs, if he's a night champion or Grand night champion, to sell for upwards of 5,000 dollars. If he's good enough, an owner might make his entire living from stud fees from the dog.
It would seem to me that if a fella had that much tied up in a dog, he would take a little better care of it. I have a toolbox worth way more than $5,000, andI make
my living from it. I certainly wouldn't leave it in the back of the truck and park it in front of some crackhouse!
If we're talking about dogs crossing someone's land, I say give 'em some leeway. If we're talking about dog's running deer on someone's land, then they're fair game!
Oh, and for the record, I'm a dog lover. I trained two labs for pheasant and partridge. They weren't worth 5 grand, but they were expensive. I kept them penned unless I was out running them. When I called, they came to me (or suffered the consequences). I
never beat my dogs! They just hated my disapproval. That takes alot of work on a dog owner's part to instill in a dog, but if you don't have the time or patience, you shouldn't own a dog! (Same goes for kids!)I've since moved down south and the labs have gone on to the "great hunting ground" in the sky. I have a bull terrier that I believe may be schizophrenic (but I love her anyway)!