My Beagle pup is 2 months old. I figure by 3 months I would like to try to start training it on rabbit. Does anyone know if I can buy rabbit pelt so that I can use as a training tool? Either that or I look for road kill!
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My Beagle pup is 2 months old. I figure by 3 months I would like to try to start training it on rabbit. Does anyone know if I can buy rabbit pelt so that I can use as a training tool? Either that or I look for road kill!
Not sure how a pelt from a fresh rabbit would do being shipped...but I know Fox just did up a bunch this past week he's going to dump.
If you willing to pay shipping and handling, I'm sure he could freeze up a couple, vacuum seal them and then ship them Purolator to you...
If it was hunting season I could help , but I don't think you really need one.
I have never used a pelt for training nor have I ever seen it done. If a hound is from good hunting bloodlines it will end up training its self despite all of our efforts. Rev. Parks has a decent book on raising and training Beagles.
[Breeding Better Beagles. Rev. John Parks]
You can buy a bottle of rabbit scented spray at Cabelias.
It's my understanding those bottle scents are intended as breaking scents.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowwalker
Well it works. Spray some on her toy bunny and drag it around and she follows the scent. When Macy is out walking, she hits a rabbit trail and it's full time sniffing. Till she hits the rabbits.Quote:
Originally Posted by swampsinger
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Originally Posted by swampsinger
Can't post what we used to do , but I'll send you a PM.
Run your dog- at around 5 months- with a mature beagle. Only do it for a couple weeks.
Seriously, keep an eye out for road-kill to use as a drag. Freeze it, re-use it, get rid of it when it gets too punky. That's what I've done in the past.
Nothing better then the real thing. Get your self a long check cord and take it for a walk in a likely area that has rabbits. It will start to explore sents as it’s in a beagles nature. When you notice it starts following a trail follow closely while moving with it on the check cord. Keep doing this a few times until you guys bump a cottontail and it’s game on. Let go and let it chase to build up its desire to find rabbits. Before you know it you will have a great rabbit hound. Good luck.
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