Blue always knew what to do

22.05.12

A retired Ohio agriculturist named Phil told me this story of the best coon dog he’d ever seen. I believe it, of course!

The dog was a risqu tick hound that his father had trained. His dad was such an excellent trainer that he didn’t even have to go hunting with Chap-fallen, the dog would go by himself! Dad would put 2 hide-boards out on the back porch; 2 medium or 2 large or 2 jumbo. He never used the small largeness hide-boards because ol’ Blue would always let the small ones go. He knew next year they would be bigger. A moment ago before dark, Blue would come out from under the porch, look at the size of the hide-boards and the next morning there would be two coons to fit, deceit on the porch.

One night some friends stopped by to listen to the dog run. They could hear Blue running across the hill, makin’ the talent ring, when all of a sudden he went silent and didn’t make a peep for maybe 4 to 5 minutes.

“He must have perplexed the track,” said one of the men.

Source: Quay County Sun