Can a good hunting dog be recognized from an early age? Where to look? Can an expert please explain in detail...

Nowadays, it is easy to choose dogs for hunting. Dogs like Dogo, Weimaraner, Rhodesian, and Pharaoh are brave and fearless, have powerful attacks, and have strong overall abilities. They are definitely the first choice for hunting. Like Bloodhounds, Beagles, Boeings, etc. have a first-class sense of smell and are definitely the first choice for tracking prey. Dogs such as Spirit Hoof, Whippet, and Fine Dog are known for their speed and are definitely the first choice for hunting on the plains. There are also Chongqing, Xiasi, and Liangshan in China. , yellowstone arrowheads, etc. are also good choices. However, these are only widely recognized in this era of developed Internet, and can only be owned by wealthy owners. In our original era when hunting was popular (the 1980s), we only knew that there was a village in Guizhou where the whole village was raising hounds. Each one cost several thousand yuan. We had no money to buy one, and we knew nothing about other breeds of hounds. So at that time, we all selected outstanding and trainable dogs as hunting dogs. Regarding this, our ancestors have summed up a lot of experience. I will talk about it below for all the owners who have no money to share. I hope everyone can raise the best hunting dog with the least money (actually a good hunting dog). They are no worse than famous dogs, and the price of local dogs is generally 5-30 yuan each, they are available everywhere, which is cheap and trouble-free).

1. Dog selection

The native dog is not a purebred dog. Its bloodline is very mixed, so the good and the bad are often mixed. If you want to raise a ferocious and easy-to-train good hound, choose Dogs are the most important, and the main choice is the dog’s innate conditions. Some people think that innateness is not very important, accounting for only 30%, and 70% depends on nurture. In fact, it is not the case. If you think about it, if you choose a dog with a poor skeleton structure, unable to run, timid and fearful, it will not be able to catch up with the prey when it sees it, and even if it catches up, it will not dare to bite, or it will be bitten and then bitten. If the prey resists him and runs away with his tail between his legs in fear, what is the use of choosing such a hunting dog? How will you train it to be able to hunt? Instead of spending several times the time training it, it is better to buy another one. Therefore, choosing a good dog is the key. Generally, if you choose a good dog, as long as the old hound is taken to the mountains a few times, it will basically be able to cooperate with hunting, and even training will be saved a lot. The following are some experiences of our ancestors in selecting dogs. I have summarized them into 10 points for everyone to share:

1. For body, try to choose a dog that is longer than tall. The waist should be thin and the chest should be broad. The dogs should be well-muscled. When choosing a dog, you should scratch the fur on the dog's body. It should not be too loose. The one with the skin that is close to the meat but not thin is the best. The iliac bones should be strong and well-proportioned, with large bone mass, the iliac bones of the chest should be wide, and the iliac bones of the legs should be thick.

2. Limbs, the limbs should be long and slender, and the toes should be tightened, which is the so-called garlic hoof. When running, you should look extremely light, with your toes rising from the ground like a dragonfly touching water. The front legs should stand like an arch when viewed from the front. They should not be too close together or too far apart. If they are too close together, they will not pounce on prey, and if they are too far apart, they will not run fast. The same is true for the hind legs, but they are smaller than the front legs. Keep your legs a little closer together and lean forward slightly.

3. Teeth: The teeth of puppies over 2 months old are basically as white as jade, and there must be no flesh-red tips or roots. In particular, the canine teeth should be sharp and elongated. Generally speaking, the canine teeth of native dogs are two on each side of the upper canine and one on each side of the lower canine. The canine teeth of the open mouth are upright and slightly curved in. When biting, the canine teeth are concave and convex. The best native dogs have one or two more canine teeth on each side of the upper and lower canine teeth. When the mouth is opened, the canine teeth are tilted inward like barbs, and when biting, they cross like scissors. As a head hunting dog, you must definitely choose a dog with this tooth system, at least a scissors bite.

4. Tongue. Dogs rely on their tongues to dissipate heat. The larger the tongue, the faster the heat dissipation. When the dog exercises, the tongue sticks out. The larger and longer the spitting part is, the stronger the dog's endurance and drought resistance are. There is a kind of dog with blue patches on its tongue, called florid tongue, which is the best. According to the experience of the older generation, florid tongue has strong disease resistance and is not even afraid of rabies, followed by bright red and large round tongue.

5. Mouth and nose, the shorter and wider the mouth, the better, but it must be slightly pointed. When closing the mouth, the upper lip and lower lip are tightly closed, or the upper lip covers the lower lip, and the inner lip The meat should be bright red. Note that the mouth must be slightly pointed, not a straight square mouth. A mouth that is too short and too flat has a strong bite force, but not a high hitting power. Only a short and pointed mouth will hit the target wherever it bites, and the hit rate will be extremely high, and the bite force will be very high. Strength is also strong. If you are looking for a coquettish dog, choose a red nose, and if you are a head hunter, choose a black mouth and nose.

6. Eyes should be slightly sunken and triangular in shape, with very long eye corners and bright eyes. Only this kind of dog is naturally independent, fierce, not afraid of trouble, and is super-fighting and super-brave. The eyes must not be too round or too protruding. This kind of dog is not fierce or timid.

7. Ears, the base of the ears should be high, the ears should be small and erect, so that the hearing will be sensitive. Of course, in some places, there are mostly native dogs with large floppy ears, so try to choose dogs with high ears. Semi-erected ears.

8. For the tail, choose a tail that is held high, preferably over the back, and does not droop no matter what danger it encounters. This kind of dog is bold and fierce.

9. The head and face. The dog’s entire head and face do not necessarily give people a majestic feeling, but they must be fierce. There should be a deep and long groove in the middle of the forehead. This is the so-called nagging groove. The longer the better, preferably extending from the tip of the nose to the back of the head. This kind of dog has a keen sense of smell.

10. Personality. It is difficult to tell the personality of a puppy, so when choosing a dog, you should choose it while the owner is feeding. The first is to see which puppy is fierce in grabbing food, and the second is to be a puppy. When one-third of the food is eaten, take a lit firecracker and throw it two meters away from the puppy. If any puppy is just frightened after the firecracker goes off, and then runs to the firecracker to smell it before continuing to eat, then choose It's absolutely right. If the puppy is scared to death after the firecrackers go off, or stops eating, then this type of dog is not suitable for training as a hunting dog.