Post by: Bobby Urban on November 18, 2010, 07:21:00 AM
Thanks - Bob Urban
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Post by: DRR324 on November 18, 2010, 08:04:00 AM
I just got a Jack Russell from a guy in Lake City, MI. We needed another indoor dog due to our cavalier having mental issues when the kids are in school and no one is home all day- he was like a sack of potatoes- just moped and did nothing. Our vet said get another dog to keep him company... so I pushed hard for a tracking dog. This little guy is a small breed, with a great little nose. At 7 weeks he can track a piece of deer steak that I drag through the yard for 8-10ft. Looking forward to really getting after training this coming spring. I was looking at wirehair dachsund- but the wife and kids think they are ugly....
Do a google search for JRT in MI. The place is not my idea of wonderful breeding- more like a mill..... but the pups are well taken care of and not too expensive.
Post by: bad arrow on November 18, 2010, 08:41:00 AM
Post by: Mechslasher on November 18, 2010, 08:58:00 AM
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on November 18, 2010, 09:28:00 AM
Depends on what you want for a dog - is he going to be primarily a tracking/hunting dog or 90% a house dog....of course regardless of your plans you have to live with the dog the other 8-9 months of the year when you aren't hunting so pick one you can live with.
Oskar is fantastic FOR US - and gets along very well with his pack (geriatric basset, old rat terrier, and middle aged beagle) and he sleeps in the bed with the wife and I. That said, a hard-core, focused, hunting bloodline Dachshund isn't for everyone....and a breeder that tells you otherwise should be avoided like the plague.
As far as the "nose goes" Oskar found his first deer at 12 weeks old and was doing training tracks of 500 yards with very dilute deer blood (water diluted) aged 24 hours by 4-5 months old. We can't use full strength deer blood on training tracks (I dilute the blood about 1 part blood to 10 parts water) or age less than 24 hours or it is too easy and boring for him. 1 pint of this diluted blood is used for a 500-600 yard training track.
More important than the "nose" is prey drive/focus/prey aggression. Pretty much any dog has the nose to track a wounded deer - that is the easy part - you need a dog with the prey drive, focus, and mental connection with the handler to stick out the really tough tracks. Finding a dog, REGARDLESS OF BREED, with these traits is imperative....and how to do that is the ten-thousand dollar question. That is why the best bet is to go with a breeder of proven blood tracking stock for whichever breed you want.
The training is a real commitment of time and effort - there are some books out there, but its pretty much common sense. Just be sure you are ready for that commitment before jumping into a blood dog.
Our dog has really opened up a new facet of outdoor fun for us. My wife LOVES to track and I'd be in the doghouse if I went on a call without her. This year the toughest find was a 16 hour old track of a very poorly hit deer (low ham hit, opened the abdomen, but didn't cut the intestines, VERY small "modern" type broadhead for a "modern" type bowhunter) of 700 yards in a 100 acre CRP field with weeds/briars/bushes as high as your head. Took some work, but we found the deer and the hunter was REAL happy!
Ryan
Post by: goldflinger on November 18, 2010, 09:51:00 AM
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Post by: DRR324 on November 18, 2010, 12:38:00 PM
My new little JR is just a ball of energy right now. He's a chasing, sniffing, monster... :knothead: He certainly has brought some pep to Brady, which was the main goal in getting him ;)
Post by: T Folts on November 18, 2010, 12:46:00 PM
I have kicked this Idea around for a few years and even put my name on a waiting list from the breader of the tracking book you speak of but havent got one yet. I have read the book cover to cover and learned alot from it. I still havent dont it yet. I have trained field trial dogs and know it takes a big commitment and alot of time to establish a good working dog and time to keep up their skills in the off season and for this reason I havent purchaced a dog yet.
Good luck and contact me anytime you want to discuss dogs, shoot bows ect...
Terry
Post by: Tom Anderson on November 18, 2010, 02:15:00 PM
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Originally posted by DRR324:Heck, I can track a deer steak around the yard...if'n it's cooked. :D
.....At 7 weeks he can track a piece of deer steak that I drag through the yard for 8-10ft. ....
Post by: DRR324 on November 18, 2010, 02:25:00 PM
Post by: Hess on November 18, 2010, 02:47:00 PM
A huge part of tracking, imo, is bonding with the dog. She always wants to please and loves the smell of blood. I also put a bit of heart and liver on her food once in a while, besides the blood trails I set for her through our yard and neighbors' yards. They think it is a kick and haven't seen anything like it.
Here's Carp with her first real find in September in Missoula. I hope the pic is not too big.
Shoot straight fellas,
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af141/erikhessmt/scootycarphess.jpg)
Post by: jeanpaul3006 on November 18, 2010, 05:58:00 PM
Post by: Looper on November 18, 2010, 06:24:00 PM
BTW, this little hunk of terror has been my favorite. He's a handful, but is in his own class as far as entertainment and companionship are concerned.
(http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad183/wclooper/taku.jpg)
Post by: sweeney3 on November 18, 2010, 08:09:00 PM
Post by: Bill Kissner on November 18, 2010, 08:39:00 PM
Post by: Keefer on November 18, 2010, 09:26:00 PM
Is that dog of yours a Black Mouth Curr? If so my buddy raises them for tracking and matter of fact I have a pic of one that tracked one very heavy racked buck this past sat.I have it on my cell phone and don't know how to post pics of the dog and Buck but if someone wants to post a pic of it for me I can send a pic to their cell phone...The Buck has one of the biggest base I have ever seen...Keefer's <")))><
Post by: wildgame on November 18, 2010, 10:20:00 PM
brad
(ps freeze some blood in mason jars and that helps with the off season training)
Post by: Bobby Urban on November 19, 2010, 05:35:00 AM
When we have found deer together in the past he likes it!
this pic has been up here in the past but it shows you what I am working with.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh205/bushbow/Coyotewhisperer.jpg)
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on November 19, 2010, 07:27:00 AM
I'll PM you the email of a breeder, I don't think she has any pups right now, but she is a great resource for all things tracking dog related and may have some thoughts for you. Beware, she is a dog person first and foremost!
We've had to redirect Oskar from the head of the deer to the back end on his finds. He has a tendency to get fired up and strip off double-handfulls of deer hair on "his" deer! I don't think hunters would appreciate seeing the head of thier trophy bucks stripped naked by the blood dog.
Ryan
Post by: Kevin Dill on November 19, 2010, 07:40:00 AM
I just put a down payment (first pick of litter) on a Deutsch Drahthaar puppy. I don't ordinarily get too excited about hunting-related stuff, but I'm thrilled about this! I have been searching for a top-line Drahthaar for about a year, but haven't connected. I was sitting in my treestand last evening when a noted kennel owner called me and made the offer. This kennel has always been my absolute top choice for a puppy...so I'm now pinching myself.
Post by: Hess on November 19, 2010, 02:29:00 PM
That dog of mine is a yellow lab I shipped out from KS...she is pretty young in the photo and being a british lab she probably won't get more than 45-50 lbs. She does have a lot of black skin on her muzzle, belly etc.
Before I got her I saved blood from a few deer and elk last fall. I carried a turkey baster with me all year and a few zip locks so I could suck out the goodness for the dog I got this spring. Worked great.
Post by: Gatekeeper on November 19, 2010, 02:47:00 PM
He can be several yards away from the house with the wind blowing away from him and pick up my scent when I walk out the back of the house. Pretty damn amazing! Sometimes I call him the Nose.
Post by: 2treks on November 19, 2010, 04:41:00 PM
Post by: Kevin Dill on November 20, 2010, 08:40:00 AM
What are the titles of THE best books or CDs on training blood-tracking dogs? I'd prefer to buy just one, and nice to know which one is trusted.
Post by: Jim Dahlberg on November 20, 2010, 08:54:00 AM
Hope that helps.
Post by: Shaun on November 20, 2010, 12:13:00 PM
There are some other breeds that do good work, Jagterriers, Drathaars, some lines of Jack Russels. But most of these breeds take more training and handling skill.
I believe Mrs Kwa is planning another litter for late winter. Check out true-teckles.com
Post by: Bonebuster on November 20, 2010, 08:13:00 PM
If you have a long, difficult blood trail, you need a long dog.
This is Pumpkin..."PUNK" as we call her. Smart as they come, and kind to her core. You won`t go wrong with a Daschound. She has yet to experience a DIFFICULT track, but I have no doubt she will come through when she does. Her daddy was black, and her momma was red.
I had a Basset named Bart, that died about ten years ago, he could trail wounded deer as if he was on a string attatched to them. If the deer was dead, Bart found it.
Bart was BIG, and rude, and stinky, but he loved it when he knew he done good.
I started my Basset on bloodtrails by accident. A friend had hit a nice buck a tad too far back.
The blood was good to the first bed, but coyotes had jumped it. He heard them yipping right where the deer went. Why they didn`t get his deer, we never figured out.
We looked for hours after we lost blood. As a last resort we went and got Bart. He got a nose full of the good start of the blood, and walked right to the deer that we had walked by repeatedly. The deer was about 400yards from the hit location, and about 250 yards from the first bed.
The next trail was a doe that I watched go down. Good blood all the way. After number two, it was old news to him. From then on he was a trailing machine. When he got in the pick-up, he KNEW what we were doing. When I first got married in '94, my wife hated me going out tracking deer so much. In a small town, word gets around. I learned a TON about wounded deer because of that dog. I did not train Bart to follow wounded deer. He figured out it was what I wanted him to do, and he lived to get a treat, and some praise.
Daschounds have all the same traits of a Basset, except the "big, and rude, and stinky" part. The ones we have love to please, and figure out what it is they need to do so they DO please you.
Ours was a rescue of sorts, and we paid NOTHING for her.
You didn`t get to meet our dogs Bobby, because my wife had a party of sorts for about a dozen little girls the day you were at my house. They were all still in a bedroom, because the last girl to be picked up was terrified of ANY dog.
Ever heard the saying, "the more I learn about people, the more I like my dog"?
Good luck in your search Bob.
Wahtever dog you choose will have a great home with you, I`m sure. :thumbsup:
Post by: Bonebuster on November 20, 2010, 08:21:00 PM
Really neat.
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on November 22, 2010, 07:28:00 AM
I heard you were going to Ohio to pick up the pup. If I remember correctly Enyo and Eris (Oskar's mother) are sisters, so Oskar and your pup would be cousins. Drop me a line if you want to stop in on your way through Indiana. If you come through on 74 you'd be about 1hr from the house if you come through on 70 you'll be 10 min away. You are welcome to stop in and get a home cooked meal. You might have to fight my wife to keep your pup, though!
Great news about another litter! Her dogs are something else.
Ryan
Post by: LoweBow on November 22, 2010, 08:30:00 AM
GSP's are versatile dogs bread to hunt and track just about anything. Interesting read about their breeding. Gully is my 1st GSP, but deff won't be my last. Best breed by far for my family and my outdoor lifestyle.
Post by: S. Brant Osborn on November 22, 2010, 08:31:00 AM
1. Some breeds are naturally better trackers than others
2. Any breed with a nose can be trained to track
Last year some unscrupulous person stole our bloodhound. Let me tell you that was one great dog. That being said. I will never have another. She was huge, could jump into the back of a truck with tailgate closed and not only was she fast but she could keep it up for a long ways. All of those atributes are not necessary for a traker. A smaller breed can be more managable. 2 beast trackers I have seen were a german shepard and a rat terrier. Another season and our Sadie would have surpassed those two.
Brag: was awakened about 11 one night last year. A guy that knows someone I know needed help finding a deer. It is almost mid ight when he picks us up and he shot before dark. We go to the 1st blood and off we go her pulling like a D-9 dozer (reason 1 for small breed) and doing that funny little whine she made.we stop at a deep creek and. Now she turns it on like only a blood hound can. Had you been outside you could have probably heard her. He said that he had allready been there looking and saw nothing. She had probably smelled a coon. Well she and I were both ofended so she bails off into this creek with my hand wrapped in her lead. 2 lessons learned here don't wrap lead Rround hand and big dogs will drown you in water. We did find the deer down ther and thankfull it was not still alive. The guywas pleased and even made $100 donation to her yearly upkeep. He came calling again this year when a friend of his needed help and was sad to learn she was gone. I think I will go and have a little cry now.
Post by: buckster on November 22, 2010, 03:19:00 PM
Here is a picture of Chowder. This ain't your Grandmaw's Dachshund! He is 25 lbs. of pure fun & still a puppy, as he will actually turn 1 year old on 12/6! He is from the same bloodlines/breeder as Ryan's Oskar.
Chowder has done extremely well on the artificial tracks that I've laid using 10% deer blood and 90% water. Even though I have shot a couple of deer this year, unfortunately I didn't have Chowder along either trip. I've taken him on about 4 other trips. But me, nor my hunting buddies actually drew blood on these outings. So to date, he hasn't had his first real track, so I can't say for sure just how good he is.
With our season in full swing and going until Feb. here in AR, I am hopeful to put him to the test soon.
I looked at ALL the other breeds and possibilities and decided that the Teckle was the best choice for me. I did a lot of research on which breeder I wanted to go with and I am glad that I picked Sian Kwa from N.C.
He fits right in with our other 2 males (Poodle and Pug) but he is all business when I take him to the woods.
Post by: Zbone on November 23, 2010, 08:11:00 PM
Post by: Bonebuster on November 23, 2010, 08:58:00 PM
I see a couple beds in the background for them, but if they are like ours, they all pile on one.
I don`t know about the European Dachshunds, but the American ones sure do like to dig holes. I forgot to warn Bobby about this. My "Pumpkin" can dig a hole faster than a mini excavator built by John Deere. I don`t care much about a perfect yard, but you will twist an ankle in the hole that was not there just a few minutes before. She just can`t help it. She knows she is not supposed to, but...
One more thing, they kinda think they are a bit better than the other dogs. Smarter, stronger, faster kinda thing...and they ARE!
I`d like to see a picture of Oskar...all grown up. :D
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on November 23, 2010, 10:01:00 PM
We need to get some good current pics...all I have from this Fall were tracking for compound guys and I won't/can't post the wheelie bows here.
Here are a couple from this Spring. Yep, Dachshunds were REALLY "Born to Dig"!
"C'mon, Daddy, I KNOW that mouse is around here somewhere!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/RyanRothhaar/OskardiggingApril152010.jpg)
Checking out the Old Well. I have a stand hung about 10 yards from this spot just waiting for the late season travel between the bedding area and the cut corn field.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/RyanRothhaar/OskaratWallacesWellApril152010.jpg)
Ryan
Post by: Bonebuster on November 24, 2010, 06:27:00 AM
If those eyes don`t make you love him, his personality will I`m sure!
Thanks Ryan...he is a beauty! :thumbsup:
Post by: Bud B. on November 24, 2010, 06:49:00 AM
I have two Brits. One I got as a pup, the second as a rescue. Libby was the pup. Training her was easy. She really trained me. I just call her back and am the person she brings the birds back to.
Beacon on the other hand has been difficult to train as I think he was possibly abused.
I plan on taking Libby out for some quail while I try out the longbow on them. I'm working on gettng her to bring back Flu-Flus now. I guess she thinks they're birds flying.
As sensitive as her nose is I would think Brits would be excellent trailing dogs, but, their energy would wear you out. She's three and still on turbo run.
If you do get a pup, also get a rescue as a companion dog. Libby and Beacon are almost inseprable.
You can gain alot of dog info at www.gundogforum.com (http://www.gundogforum.com)
Post by: KellyG on November 24, 2010, 01:44:00 PM
Thanks I am currently trying to make a mine bow out of the wood to test it out. A member on tradgang said that would be the best option. I am working on making it 34" long with a 2" long handle and 2" wide at the fade out going to a 1/4" tips. Pulling 25lbs at 13.5" this would be a true half size of the bow I want to try and make. I really have not choice to use the wood under the bark the middle is softer and the outer almost rock hard. The checks on the end are pretty bad. I hope that I will have a stick that is shaped like a bow tomorrow. I am trying to go slow that way if the wood does not hold I be fairly sure it is the wood and not me. I that case I will have a really nice smelling fire with the cedar.
No matter if it succeds or fails I will post the results here plus pics of the live and dead tree. You never know it maybe down under. If it work you might find a new local wood. If it fail someone might be able to identify why for me also.
thanks again,
Kelly
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 14, 2020, 06:59:05 PM
I would like a dog that I can train to track, but can't imagine he'll go on more than a couple per year at best. Ultimately 95% of the time he would just be a pet, and anything else I can train him for.
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 14, 2020, 07:02:25 PM
Post by: fujimo on October 15, 2020, 12:18:48 AM
She is a phenomenal NON "puppy mill" breeder who breeds the very best working dogs out there. she too is a bow hunter, and has placed some incredible dogs with many "pro-trackers"
The dog i got from her is one of the smartest, quickest learners and has one of the most developed prey drives i have ever seen in a hunting dog.
i have seen him track, and track and hold so many deer for folk over the years.
he tells me when there is bear in the area, and he will tell me when a deer is coming into the my call, so i can be ready.
i can call him off a running critter, and a schnozz par excellence!
the stories about his hunting and tracking prowess abound.
i have been running working dogs all my life, as did my mother and my grandfather before her. Cattle/ herding dogs, hunting dogs and guard dogs.
All the different breeds have idiosyncrasies, but this Teckle is one of the best i have had, in probably well over 30 dogs by now.
When i need another tracker, i will, without a moments hesitation, be contacting Sian Kwa again!!!!!
Post by: Mikewarren33 on October 15, 2020, 07:33:16 AM
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on October 15, 2020, 07:41:19 AM
She just sent me a pic of one of Oskars daughters, and we have a pup coming when we are ready. Still just enjoying our dog, time will eventually come for getting the pup. Her dogs are something else.
Oskar is 11 years old now, still LOVES to track. Hes up in the 60's now for deer recoveries. We dont track with him for random folks anymore, we and he are too old for that...but I shoot one now and again to keep him in practice.
R
Post by: fujimo on October 15, 2020, 10:26:05 AM
Sian speaks very highly and fondly of both of you.👍👍❤️
I had trained many different dogs in different disciplines but never a tracking dog when I got my dog, Nexus.
Sian was incredibly helpful and instructive.
I learnt so much from her.
You are right? Her dogs are something else!
I really liked how she was so attentive in how she place matches the dog to the owner, her dogs are definately her priority,over everything else.
She cancelled my first dog, I had to wait about a year until she had the dog that best suited me.
I have a lot of respect for her!!
Mike, a lot can be done to increase the prey drive on a dog.
You are correct, it’s a lot easier when it’s just naturally there, but fortunately a lot can be instilled with some very simple training exercises.
But, it is a double edged sword, the greater the prey drive, the better the handle you have to have on the dog.
So many breeds are excellent, and I agree it’s all in the dog as an individual, it’s just easier whith some breeds.
Heck, I saw a video the other day of pugs working cattle😃😃😃
Post by: hessian on October 15, 2020, 02:47:52 PM
Post by: Doug in MN on October 15, 2020, 10:11:47 PM
Does not hurt you can send him into a grain elevator as the rat exterminator, it is amazing how many he can kill in a short period of time.
Been around one Wheaton, not sure if it would track but is a great dog.
Post by: Zbone on October 16, 2020, 02:04:10 AM
I got my pup Elsa from Shawn in 2017, I believe her mother Graetche is out of the same bloodline as Ryan's Oskar...
Post by: Bisch on October 16, 2020, 08:00:50 AM
Bisch
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 16, 2020, 09:58:26 PM
Post by: Bisch on October 16, 2020, 11:43:30 PM
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Zeke found 3 deer and a scimitar oryx today at the ranch I work at! He is having a ball, and getting a belly full of meat treats!!!!
Bisch
Post by: Friend on October 17, 2020, 12:00:47 AM
What a wonderful gift...
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 17, 2020, 09:01:51 AM
For all the people who are really into tracking.... how often do you work your dogs training wise in the off season?
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on October 17, 2020, 07:07:57 PM
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Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on October 17, 2020, 07:09:15 PM
Oops..sideways :)
Post by: meathead on October 17, 2020, 09:12:50 PM
This brat is Yogi. He is from Jeanenay’s kennel. He is a 4 year old wirehaired dachshund. We have 30+ recoveries under our belts so far. We (usually me) are still making some mistakes but are learning. He’s a pretty fair rabbit dog as well and we kill quite a few rabbits as well.
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 18, 2020, 09:52:38 AM
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on October 18, 2020, 08:30:48 PM
To your questions....we worked with Oskar alot in the first couple years, and I was fortunate to get him in on a doe culling hunt when he was about 6 months old (with a couple of not great shooters) so he got to track and find around 12-14 deer by the time he was 1 yr old. Several gutshots, and a couple live finds, that really hits the "on" button! From 3-5 we did maybe a handful of training tracks a year. Since 5 we haven't trained much or at all. He doesn't need it at all. That said, the bloodline is exceptional, and Oskar was a natural, and my wife is a dog whisperer. We had Austrian and German breeders wanting us to fly him to Europe for breeding and he was the first Dachshund (teckel) in the United States to earn 1st place awards in both 20 hour and 40 hour DTK VSwP blood track testing.
If you get a dog, like you are talking, with less hunting bloodline it would likely take more "tuning" year to year. It's a big commitment, but if you are getting the dog anyway what do you have to lose to try? I would never recommend someone get a dog for tracking only... hes gotta be a pet 1st and foremost, the tracking is bonus.
R
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on October 18, 2020, 08:34:37 PM
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Post by: Horsehide on October 18, 2020, 08:40:11 PM
Post by: degabe on October 18, 2020, 09:35:39 PM
Post by: Friend on October 18, 2020, 10:42:56 PM
He is all business…a soon as he is unlocked from the kennel, he immediately communicates ‘don’t pet me and direct me to the crime scene’.
He is large muscled up bloodhound and the handler is a large guy. It is all he can do to hang on and being dragged through 7 foot briers that we couldn’t even navigate thru was where Hank was going. His amazing successes require absolutely no exaggeration. He has been on the farm several times. I cannot begin to keep up and can only dream of the days of yesteryears when I believe I could. Earlier that week, tracking a deer down by the Ohio River, he broke loose from the handler and took off swimming across the river. They had to find a river john to get them across. Hank had the deer down on the other side. The Ohio is no narrow river. Hank’s track is far too tough for me. I am going with a beagle.
Post by: Missouri Sherpa on October 20, 2020, 02:54:52 PM
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 20, 2020, 03:01:58 PM
My wife is getting another Chinese Crested. They are a terrier with a high prey drive initially used for ratting.
Our last ones were more driven by eyesight than nose but..... toward their senior years they could get on a fresh rabbit track and follow it perfectly to a log pile or wood shed.
I think the bigger issue early on was me. I'll work with the pup and see what we can do as a team. Worst case scenario we end up with a lap dog only and I get something else when ready.
Saturday will be the day we bring him home.
Post by: larry f on October 23, 2020, 01:33:24 PM
Post by: Missouri Sherpa on October 23, 2020, 02:51:50 PM
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on October 23, 2020, 04:25:08 PM
Now our short legged dog would have problems in really deep snow, but I'm short legged too!
Ryan
Ps..been a long time since Walter's and quadding out of the wildcat hills :)
Post by: Tedd on October 23, 2020, 07:53:04 PM
Post by: Tedd on October 23, 2020, 08:02:10 PM
We stopped short few times when 10 more yards would have put us on a deer. And I didn't believe her a few times when she was taking me "the wrong way". The dog could communicate with her eye expressions. Their nose for blood and desire to stay on blood is second to none.
Guys who say "my dog will track anything" might re think that. The best dog for tracking wounded game only tracks one thing.
I would think the very best tracking dogs are owned buy people who prefer to blood trail over hunting. I can be hard work. And takes a commitment. Also good tracking dogs live live with you like a pet.
Tedd
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 27, 2021, 10:59:00 AM
Post by: Bisch on September 27, 2021, 09:31:07 PM
Bisch
Post by: Terry Green on September 27, 2021, 09:38:30 PM
Just click their banner up above. :campfire:
Post by: Basinboy on September 29, 2021, 06:58:24 AM
Nothing like those doxies for tracking. Molly is gone now. I learned a lot from her. She didn't know I was going to be so dumb! But we found some anyhow.
We stopped short few times when 10 more yards would have put us on a deer. And I didn't believe her a few times when she was taking me "the wrong way". The dog could communicate with her eye expressions. Their nose for blood and desire to stay on blood is second to none.
Guys who say "my dog will track anything" might re think that. The best dog for tracking wounded game only tracks one thing.
I would think the very best tracking dogs are owned buy people who prefer to blood trail over hunting. I can be hard work. And takes a commitment. Also good tracking dogs live live with you like a pet.
Tedd
My condolences Mr Tedd
I had the pleasure of being part of a Wirehaired Dachshunds life as well. Best dog I ever owned. Lost her a few months ago. I sure miss her…..
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 30, 2021, 01:21:10 PM