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shawluvsbirds said:
I do not plan on allowing him to run deer.
Thought about teaching him to hunt shed antlers.. But I don't know. That might get him on the deer trail.
I may be setting my hopes too high .. .we'll see.
I realise I can't expect him to never do what is in his instinct to do. . he needs to be able to do something.
He will never be allowed to just run free range all over everyone else's places.
He can kill all the squirrels he wants as far as I'm concerned. :lau
Having the cat inside has been a pretty good training tool to teach him to "leave it"
And the ducks as well. So hopefully we are on the right track for him to be able to understand when he can and can't do things.

Explain what you mean by "cold nosed" please. I'm not familiar with that saying.
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The easiest way to say it really is if you hear a hound working a scent he either barks “coooold, coooold” on an old ( cold ) trail... or he yips “hot, hot, hot” if he’s moving fast on a fresh (hot) track ...

Breeds or individuals with a cold nose tend to have a stronger nose or at least more interest in working more cold trails... others like treeing walkers tend to be on the other end...

A hot nosed walker skips the cold trails and keeps looking for an active critter quicker... which means less waiting to see if the track pans out...

if it’s a good night and there are lots of coons moving that’s a good thing...

If it’s a slow night or a year after distemper has reduced numbers or something like that, a cold nosed dog is a good thing...

Out west where there are fewer critters per acre or for a lion hound, etc. a cold nosed dog that will work every track is preferred too

A hot nosed dog will tend to range out further faster and a cold nosed dog will tend to stay closer (unless it strikes something hot) ... that’s what I guess I was getting at, in that your pup probably won’t naturally be the big range type that wants to get out of site right off the bat trying to find a ‘hot’ track.
 
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I just got back from town where I got a haircut... the nice lady wanted to update me, so I said sure do what you think looks good...

I have a hipster quaff now... I need to find me some skinny pants next and I’ll be set
 
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OhZark Biddies said:
The easiest way to say it really is if you hear a hound working a sent he either barks “coooold, coooold” on an old ( cold ) trail... or he yips “hot, hot, hot” if he’s moving fast on a fresh (hot) track ...

Breeds or individuals with a cold nose tend to have a stronger nose or at least more interest in working more cold trails... others like treeing walkers tend to be on the other end...

A hot nosed walker skips the cold trails and keeps looking for an active critter quicker... which means less waiting to see if the track pans out...

if it’s a good night and there are lots of coons moving that’s a good thing...

If it’s a slow night or a year after distemper has reduced numbers or something like that, a cold nosed dog is a good thing...

Out west where there are fewer critters per acre or for a lion hound, etc. a cold nosed dog that will work every track is preferred too

A hot nosed dog will tend to range out further faster and a cold nosed dog will tend to stay closer (unless it strikes something hot) ... that’s what I guess I was getting at, in that your pup probably won’t naturally be the big range type that wants to get out of site right off the bat trying to find a ‘hot’ track.
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Thank you. .perfect explanation. :thumbsup
I kinda assumed that was what it meant but I wasn't sure.
Makes sense with him tracking the grounding and rabbits that have wanderd by. :lol:
 

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