re: OB Puppy Training advice?

I trained my basset to blood trail. I saved blood and the hides from the deer I killed. Also if you have a place close by that cleans deer, talk to them, they will usually save the blood and hide for you. Make sure and mark the hide and blood so you will know what blood goes with what hide. I started with laying trails around the house. Start small. I put two or three drops of blood in the starting spot and then one drop every 3 steps. At the end, I would have the hide and a small cup of ground deer meat from the same deer. Also touch the hide to the ground maybe once or twice while making the trail. When laying the trail, check the wind. You dont want him winding the hide and meat too early. That is ok later but first you want him to follow the trail. I would train him to do it on the leash. Not all deer are dead when he finds them and if you will be doing this for other people then they might not want him just running all over their place. The only deer my hound never found wasnt dead. The hunter saw him two days later and he hadnt touched a hair on him.