Beagle Training

[Frank16]

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!

[MikePal]

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...

[swampsinger]

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]

[Snowwalker]

You can buy a bottle of rabbit scented spray at Cabelias.

[swampsinger]

You can buy a bottle of rabbit scented spray at Cabelias.

It's my understanding those bottle scents are intended as breaking scents.

[Snowwalker]

It's my understanding those bottle scents are intended as breaking scents.

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.

[Sharon]

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]

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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.

[ninepointer]

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.

[fishhawk]

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.

[terrym]

Check your PM’s