Great video! I'm new to beagles and have been learning as I go. I have one 5 month old BlackCreek pup. As you mentioned in your video I have been taking him out almost every day. He is tracking, but not opening yet. You mentioned a desire to hunt/search for their own rabbit. In your opinion is there a way to reinforce this behavior? My BC pup stays close and checks back with me a lot when we are in the field. Once he picks up a track he will go, but typically not until then. Keep the video's coming and thanks in advance!
Hi Neal, most of the time those traits are genetic meaning the ability to hunt and the desire to hunt comes with the blood. There is a way to enhance his ability to search and not come to you so much if you have access to someone’s training pen you need to take him and drop him off and disappear, that needs to happen 4 to 5 days in a row or leave overnight for about four nights you will definitely have a different dog in about five days he will change or you won’t see any change at that point you need to make a decision. As far as opening he will eventually do that continue doing what you are doing. Overall he’s not doing bad at all that comes with being a puppy.
That will be a very difficult question to answer being that I have not ran every blood line out there but what I found is that one element does not make a rabbit dog I’ve had dogs that search real well but could not hold the track so I look for the combination of search and the ability to hold the line.
Most people start with a half an acre or acre pen for puppies if it’s larger just make sure there are a lot of rabbits so they will be able to see them from time to time and chase them until they start using their nose
Hard to find. I like those black and tan they are hard to find. What Blood are they. My whole kennels is built around. Wapo Lt.Dan Crazy. Alot of open marked dogs. I do like those black and tans . Of course color dont run a rabbit but just checking the blood
When they are running a rabbit and they are far away shoot one or two times gradually close the distance also when they are far away and you jump a rabbit shoot and called them and put them on the track they will eventually associate shooting to be a good thing.
@@PearsonsBeagles24 bro please teach me how to do this I am from commerce background I have no idea about how science works but I am an animal lover. I have couple of pets recently my Rotweiller and tibbetan mastiff mated and gave puppies Is there any way I can create my own breed?
You have great advice with training a single pup, I was curious if I had a broken beagle. She is 5 months old and sometimes she doesn’t work a check very good before she comes back to me. I usually run hares so they can be tricky with running on they’re own tracks and back tracking. She always goes back to where she lost it though. I usually just bring her back to the check area and she picks back up on it. Is that the proper way to do it? Also in your experience does the dog end up working a check longer and longer as time goes on?
Unfortunately Sir, I don’t have a definite answer but to elaborate most dogs work the check according to how they are bred but all dogs get smarter with time and understand how to work a check. Time tells the story when putting dogs on the ground you would definitely see a talent difference at that time you have to make decisions.Hope this helps.
