Is it bad to mix hunting dogs with house dogs?

Is it bad for a hunting dog to play and interact with a house dog, cat and children?Is it bad to mix hunting dogs with house dogs?
regarding living in the house, they don't get accustomed to being in harsh temperatures like dogs that live outside do. Take a husky that lives in the house year round and toss him out into the snow in alaska, he'd die in a few hours of exposure.





Mammals, even humans, change their metabolism to meet weather conditions, but this doesn't happen over night. Keeping the dogs outside keeps them in proper metabolism for whatever the weather is asking of them.





Interaction with house dogs, cats, and children. Hunting dogs and other working dogs get a lot more excercise and are much more physically fit. Take an office worker that is 45 years old, who sits in front of the computer all day long and have him practice football with the local college team, the guy will get creamed, even if the football team treats him normally. Dogs don't know to treat the housedog with greater care, or the kid with greater care. The cat at least has the ability to go high and avoid the problem.





I don't think it is bad for the hunting dogs, but it may be bad for the kid and the house dog! Obviously, you don' want your kids being bitten so you will always impose that rule on the hunting dogs. However, if the hunting dogs get used to playing with the kid, then they will get mixed messages when the kid comes along on a hunt, they don't know if it is play time or hunt time. Even if they mostly figure out it is hunt time, they are still going to be slightly unsure, and always looking back to see if the situation has changed, and now they are supposed to play. This will distract the dog and lessen his performance.





one way to deal with this is to ritualize hunting. Have special hunt collars that go on the dogs for hunting, load them in the truck even if going a short distance, etc. NEVER do these things when it is just play time. This will make the dogs more sure that even when the kid accompanies them, it is hunt time not play timeIs it bad to mix hunting dogs with house dogs?
It's absolutely fine! Home is home -- how the dog is prepared/trained for hunting and rewarded for doing well is all you need to concentrate on.





My Labrador Gemma was a fine bird dog, but only did her job when I took her grouse hunting and she saw the shotgun come out. But at home she slept with the cat and loved kids.
My buddy who is an avid bird hunter has 3 dogs, 2 hunters and one house, they get along just fine. It's like the guy above me said, when they know it's time to go to work, when they see that shotgun come out, they KNOW what's expected of them, and start getting into their natural instinctive hunting mode. Around the house, they're just like any other dog.
i haven't heard of any problem allowing hunting dogs to interact with other dogs, house dog or otherwise. i have know hunters who didn't allow their hunting dogs to live in their house - the concern was they wouldn't perform well in outdoors hunting conditions if used to indoor living
NO, No, no it means nothing and has no effect on their natural hunting instinct.* They are a Hunting breed therefore they Hunt regardless of the environment or other non hunting dogs.* I have three (3)* Beagles.*
I have 2 Brittney spaniels that are house dogs. and a golden retriever that is just a house dog he does not hunt. If I get my shotgun out the Brittney's will raise you to the truck. so I would say it is fine to mix them.
not other dogs... I wouldn't let it around a cat though.


I'm not sure about children, they're very hyperactive and run around a lot.
I can't say yes or no because one of our hounds play with our bird dog and he has been pointing birds. Imagine that!
It should be fine with the other dog but i would NOT LET IT BUY THE CAT. That is unless you want dead cat?