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Mark T
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« on: August 13, 2009, 10:33:47 am » |
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Zypher,
Catchrcall and Hawkins are right on with their training programs. You can use beef liver if you do not have access to deer blood. The object is to get the dog trained in tracking the blood trail you put him on. You can drag it, pour it on the ground, use a sponge, rag or whatever. Let the trail age and put him on it and give him your command to find it. You can train on the leash or off or both. The main thing is to put him on a ton of trails and give him the same command to work the trail. Some guys use commands like go to work, hunt it up, track it, find it or whatever. Another item I use religously is a bell. I always put a bell on them before they make a track. I believe in Pavlov's theory and feel that this is an extra trigger mechanism for the dog. My dogs know when I bring out the bell what they are going to do. They start bouncing around and get really wired and fired up. The bell has nothing to do with me hearing my dogs when they are on trail, it is strictly for the dog. By the way If anyone is looking for a good started dog with 50+ live deer trails under there belt ranging from Whitetails, Axis, Fallow, Blackbuck and Oryx I have one I would sell.
Mark T
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