rufftie Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 i heard twitch barking his darn head off down in the pasture, so nova and i went down to investigate. the old man, very proud of himself had treed a racoon. he was quite pleased. after praising him for a job well done, i called him off. he immediatley ran back into the woody ravine and scared up a feral cat. right up the same tree! the neighbor raises feral cats, feeding them and allowing them to breed rampantly. we don't hurt them, but i do try to keep them off the property. i did want to sit around and watch who got out of the tree first and how all that worked out, but i called everyone into the house before any damage could be done. here is the proud hunter after his 2 bagger. a little grass stained and muddy but very pleased with himself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Looks like he's found his job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 How many barks per minute? In my area (SW Virginia), one of the features at the annual FolkLife festival is a coon dog competition. The competition consists of the contestants bringing their coondogs to a central 'tree' (basically an ~ 20'-25' bare trunk) where a fake raccoon is perched on the top. I think the 'raccoon' is a raccoon pelt. The dog that barks the most times within a specific time period (30 seconds or one minute, I forget) wins. Maybe you should bring Twitch down and compete! Jovi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrecar Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 There's a good boy! (...And speaking of dogs in non-traditional occupations, it has crossed my mind to let Hannah have a go at it with the Retrievers down at the Chesapeake). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufftie Posted June 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 next racoon (or cat) i'll count/time the barks to see if he is competition worthy!! he could use a new hobby as he is really slowing down in agility. he never could herd very well. he just gathers the sheep in a corner and barks at them. so an event where he can just bark at a tree might be right up his alley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 next racoon (or cat) i'll count/time the barks to see if he is competition worthy!! he could use a new hobby as he is really slowing down in agility. he never could herd very well. he just gathers the sheep in a corner and barks at them. so an event where he can just bark at a tree might be right up his alley! I had no idea what a coon dog competition entailed. I find it (the competition) rather uni-dimensional and boring, but hey, whatever floats your boat. I am guessing that those dogs that bark most are the ones that are easiest to find once they have treed a coon - so I guess the competition does test one aspect of their 'working ability'. I had no idea that there were different breeds of coondogs. The ones that are brought to the competition are very handsome and well-kept. It would be interesting to find out if the coondog competition is limited to the coondog breeds (registered or otherwise). Jovi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufftie Posted June 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 i was just joshing about entering him in a coonhound competition. we'll keep our barking down here at the farm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 i was just joshing about entering him in a coonhound competition. we'll keep our barking down here at the farm! Oh, I figured that. But seriously, since the competition only measures barks per minute, someone could come in with a dog trained to bark at a 'coon. And to further that thought, a dog with short barks - a little yappie dog like a chihuahua? - could beat a dog with 'longer' barks. So I am assuming that the competition is limited to coondogs. Anyway, my mind should be more productively used than thinking about coondog competitions and how to upset the status quo - but sometimes I can't control it. Jovi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon's girl Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Jovi, I like how you think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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