Dog in LOVE!!

[Dahitman44]

I went hunting with a buddy and all my male lab wanted to do was follow around his female.

Any ideas what to do with that?

He hunts great out alone, but not great with a female dog around.

[riverview]

was she comeing into heat??

[JollyT]

Can you blame him?

[CJH]

Get him a shock collar??

I would think she would have to be in heat to get him that interested......

[walleye101]

First solve the heat question. If she is coming in no male is going to hunt while she is around.

If heat is not the issue, and your dog has only been hunted alone he is not used to the distraction of another dog. Try aclimating the two dogs to each other well before taking them hunting. Kennel them up together for a couple hours before the hunt and I'll bet the issue will go away.

[duckbuster]

Precisely the reason I have females. I never have to worry about this issue. If they come in to season no big deal they still go in the woods or the blind with me. never have to worry about them leaving the yard in search of the love scent or bolting because of it.

My guess is that maybe your buddies dog was close to coming in or was in the process of going out.

GOOD LUCK during your hunting season and BE SAFE!!!!

[lenny7]

I went hunting with a buddy and all my male lab wanted to do was follow around his female.

At least he's got it right. Last year my male lab found another male lab that he became rather fond of. He was much more interested in humping that dog than hunting...at least until the birds started getting up.

[tybo]

I just studded my male out and had the female along with for a quick run to find some birds. My male didn't try a thing when we were in the field chasing roosters and we were out there for around 35-45 minutes. It was just a quick run through a field in city limits that you can't shoot on. It holds birds so it's nice to have to take the dogs on runs to get some scent and a little work. He had bred her earlier in the day so that may have had somehting to do with it. I guess my dog may have a better idea of how to sepaerate work from play.

[walleye101]

If he bred her earlier in the day that had a lot to do with it.

[Dahitman44]

Great thoughts -- thanks

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[Dahitman44]

Copper did a great job this weekend with my buddy's dog. He did not chase her around or interested in the least. Maybe she was new and that was interesting?

Not sure but he was fantastic this weekend.

Thanks again everyone!

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