Ever see “Cool Hand Luke”? He crossed and recrossed a barbed wire fence. The hounds crossed and recrossed the same fence, tearing themselves up pretty good.
It isn't a matter of “training” or “control”; it is a matter of a dog doing what it was bred to do.
Purchase a clue.
Ever see “Cool Hand Luke”? He crossed and recrossed a barbed wire fence. The hounds crossed and recrossed the same fence, tearing themselves up pretty good.
It isn't a matter of “training” or “control”; it is a matter of a dog doing what it was bred to do.
Purchase a clue.
Hmmm, a coon hound following a trail is not controllable? An out-of-control animal can be dangerous and is a menace to wildlife, especially when roaming private property without permission.
Like I said in my original post, I've heard talk that a person can rapidly reestablish control over an uncontrollable coon hound, simply by shooting it with an arrow. Such hounds suddenly become really good at performing tricks like "lay down" and "play dead". Personally, I don't advocate violence against domesticated animals.
Because dogs lack any advanced mental faculties, they need to be trained and controlled by a human, who is supposed to possess enough intellectual acuity to understand abstract concepts such as "private property" and "no trespassing". Maybe the coon hunters can pay thousands of dollars to lease hunting rights on large plots of land. That's one way to solve the problem.
But it seems that the inconsiderate "hunters" in the article are basically enjoying all of the free-roaming privileges of land ownership, while not having to purchase the property or pay property taxes on it. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal, if you're a selfish slob.
For purists who like to let animals run in an uncontrollable frenzy and chase whatever strikes their fancy, I'd suggest the purchase a large plot of land surrounded by a 6-foot fence. That way, the impact of their disregard for the property rights of others will be minimized. Failing that, they have to expect to lose a dog now and then. I guess the loss of a dog is still cheaper than buying/leasing a property to hunt on.
And thanks for cluing me in on the "Cool Hand Luke" storyline. That certainly is a factual film and it's worthy of reference. Is that movie the hillbilly version of Encyclopedia Britannica?