Fisher13
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Registered: Dec 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
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Climb,
From what you have said in this forum, she sounds a lot like Fred's and homers offspring, starts quiet and tree oriented, then will become more track focused and spend more time with her nose in the ground. She will become more accurate and should become naturally straight. She will be inconsistent for her first year of hunting but once she reaches full maturity she will look her best night in and out.
These traits all go back to Fred and queen, and beyond. I love my Fred dog, and will be picking up a bone pup here shortly hopefully. I'm glad to hear bone is throwing many of the same traits that I love in Fred's off spring. A lazy streak pry can be isolated to bones bottom side imo. The tightness in mouth can be traced back to Fred's offspring, but they are not all that way, but can often be a 3rd or 4th strike dog. However they generally those dogs are the most accurate in what I have heard.
How is her nose, I know mine is a little colder then I would prefer?
Do you see a lot of coon sense?
Tracking ability? I know this was a major weakness in some of Fred's offspring, tended to get hung up a little to much or had a tendency to be a little to tree oriented, or mess with tracks that were just way to old to be messing with. However I have found with hunting and maturity they tend to become more balanced.
How is heart and drive? I think this is my favorite trait from the skuna line lots of heart. I hope bone is continuing that trait as well.
Be patient by the time she turns 2 to 3 yrs old she should be unbeatable and have the consistency you desire. I have also heard of a lot of Fred dogs that are one man dogs and would often digress after being sold. Not sure if that was carried on down to bone.
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