How do you tell??

How do you tell if a dog is cold or just not "on" yet?
Please discuss and this is purely for interest sake.

 

Don't think there is a set defined answer. People can't come to an agreement on what a cold dog is, much less put a timetable on it.

 

i have read the Thread and still dont know how you define cold or non starter.
how do you tell the difference? how do you know if the dog is cold or if he hasn't started? he shows you interest in hunting but when you take him to hunt he has no interest in it.

is he cold a cur or has he just not started?

 

Newb its just one of those things you have to decide for yourself, I could tell you one thing and someone else tell you the exact opposite. I mean hell some will even tell you that a cold dog is double dead game! Lmao

 

More times than not a dog not started yet will try to pick a dog off him, run, try to avoid the action just won't crank up and scratch first. A truly cold dog will sit there and takes his death and in some cases even scratch just won't take hold. It's up to you to decide if that dog that hasn't cranked up yet is a cur or just too young for action

 

This is the thing , everyone will have different opinions on the SIGNS of what is considered a cold dog as to what is considered a unstarted dog.

There have been unstarted dogs that show the same signs as cold dogs only to start up later in life....then there have been dogs that show signs of a unstarted dog and NEVER start up in life and so on etc...

The problem with that is not many dog men will have the time or patience to keep a late stater or a cold dog as they are usually given away or culled, hence why they are NOT given another (chance) opportunity to prove themselves later in life thats why MOST people wont really know if there dog is cold or just a really late starter.

Unstarted dogs are usually CONSIDERED YOUNG dogs that havent started up yet or matured yet from 1-3 years old. If the dog doesnt start by 4 years old some people will start to ASSUME/CONSIDER that there dog could be cold.

When it comes to nature nothing is written in stone, as there are always rare exceptions to the rule.

With all that said I wouldnt worry about the labels and terminologies.

For me I like to keep it simple going by experience> "IT IS WHAT IT IS UNTILL PROVEN OTHER WISE".

 

Man when we gonna get a like button!!!

 

If you dont already know by now I have 5 different personalities, you never know which one is going to post LMAO

 

A dog that isn't "on" is "cold". That could be for many reasons, such as maturity or stimulation, or a combination of factors. Regardless, if they have no interest, they are "cold". That's how I like to look at it. Keep it simple.

 

as long as you're not calling a 8 month old pup cold or saying your 16month old gyp is cold so you're going to just breed her I think most will let you live..

 

Dont often agree with either of you too often, but this was a great respose and well put together...