Mainland Boar Hunting - Bill Westwood

14/05/2026

https://www.pighunt.co.nz/woof-on-the-motorbike/

Teaching Woof how to behave around the motorbike comes from the experiences that I give him. There are many bad habits that a dog can learn through the wrong training. From dogs trying to nip the …

10/05/2026

https://www.pighunt.co.nz/woof-and-chickens/

All dog breeds react differently so what I would do with one dog I may not do with another dog.The reason I chose Woof a Beardie collie is for his genetic workability. Because I have many differen…

04/05/2026

https://www.pighunt.co.nz/woofs-bailing-progression/

Woof is now 15 weeks old and I have been filming all of the things that I see as important in the development of a young pig dogs mind. This footage shows the progression that Woof has made in the …

05/04/2026

https://www.pighunt.co.nz/woofs-first-pig-under-ten-weeks-old/

Woof is not quite ten weeks old and got to experience his first wild pig.At this time of the year our walnuts start to fall off the trees so I have a tool that picks up the walnuts. The orchard is …

27/03/2026

https://www.pighunt.co.nz/woof-and-the-chicken/

Most young pups can’t help but want to chase chickens because they see them as something to play with. Because Woof has been introduced to the chickens early it has just become a part of his …

25/03/2026

https://www.pighunt.co.nz/woofs-chewing-behavior/

Like most pups Woof loves chewing on things, especially things with scent on them. How I react to this behavior will have a big impact on how he turns out in the future. If I was to act negatively …

14/03/2026

https://www.pighunt.co.nz/new-pup-woof/

I had been on the lookout out for my next new pig dog for the past six months.I specifically wanted a Beardie collie pup as I have seen some very good Beardie’s come through my training block…

06/03/2026

27/02/2026

Cutting tusks off a boar

27/02/2026

https://www.pighunt.co.nz/cutting-tusks-off-a-boar/

My training boar Pumba was born on our place and giving to another hunter as a training boar. A couple of years ago I got Pumba back as my previous boar had disappeared after killing the three othe…