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German Sheperds trailing wounded deer
Posted on 10/29/13 at 9:35 am
Posted on 10/29/13 at 9:35 am
How do you think German Shepherds would do trailing a wounded deer? Also is there any trainers in the Baton Rouge area that teaches dog to track? Is there is good obedience schools I can send the dog to in the area?
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Posted on 10/29/13 at 9:36 am to tigerfan5959
I can think of a few breeds that are better suited for tracking
Posted on 10/29/13 at 9:37 am to ninthward
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I can think of a few breeds that are better suited for tracking
such as? and why? TIA
Posted on 10/29/13 at 9:38 am to tigerfan5959
any hound dog
Posted on 10/29/13 at 9:44 am to tigerfan5959
Part of schutzund (sp?) training is nose and tracking work. Certain lines can excel in this,but you are going to pay for it. They can do it and do it well, but that's not to say all GSD's or your dog can.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 9:45 am to tigerfan5959
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How do you think German Shepherds would do trailing a wounded deer?
You should get better answers than mine, but if they can be trained to find spent casings fired last week then they can find a deer. I don't know if they would bay like a hound though once they've found the deer.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 9:48 am to TheDrunkenTigah
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You should get better answers than mine, but if they can be trained to find spent casings fired last week then they can find a deer. I don't know if they would bay like a hound though once they've found the deer.
Yea that was my worry, but I can keep the dog on a leash while he tracks.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 10:08 am to tigerfan5959
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Yea that was my worry, but I can keep the dog on a leash while he tracks.
not ideal, they need to go through thickets
Posted on 10/29/13 at 10:13 am to hardhead
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they need to go through thickets
True. Does anyone know of a good obedience trainer? What about any a good trainer for tracking?
Posted on 10/29/13 at 10:18 am to hardhead
My buddies dad does this with his lab and it works good, uses a long rope.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 11:25 am to tigerfan5959
No to German Shepards. They get tired to easily. That's why police only use them in small areas. They can track but not far.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 11:32 am to FelicianaTigerfan
Why not try it? You can train the dog yourself. When you shoot a deer freeze the blood and keep it for training. Put the blood in a squirt bottle and start off by leaving an obvious trail for the dog with a treat at the end. Do this every day until he grows bored. As the days prgress make the blood harder to find and the trail lighter. By the end you should leave very vague trail even spraying small amounts of blood on the side of trees and none on the ground to really make the dog work. It is fun training a blood dog and you will be everyone's best friend when they can't find a deer.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 12:24 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
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No to German Shepards. They get tired to easily. That's why police only use them in small areas. They can track but not far.
This would be my concern. MY GS is high drive and has a great motor for finding things, but nearly kills himself doing so.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 12:30 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
You can definitely train a German Shepherd to trail a wounded deer. Mine has no problems getting tired easily. My lab on the other hand....
Posted on 10/29/13 at 12:51 pm to tigerfan5959
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Yea that was my worry, but I can keep the dog on a leash while
I don't think this would work. Dogs need room to work. Tracking dogs are constantly doubling back and forth to regain a scent. You'd be in the way and messing his tracking up.
Also when they get on a hot trail you got to let the go. I think you holding him back would turn him off of it.
Also, you'd have to worry about him attacking wounded deer is think.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 1:27 pm to Slickback
You don't want a dog that tires easy pulling against a leash the while time. I've seen a few GS blood dogs but none could hold a candle to a hound on those blood trails that go cold and are real light.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 1:39 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
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but none could hold a candle to a hound on those blood trails that go cold and are real light.
What hound dog would be the best for it?(has to be good with kids)
Posted on 10/29/13 at 1:44 pm to tigerfan5959
Redbone or blood hound
Posted on 10/29/13 at 1:48 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Labs do a good job as well.
Posted on 10/29/13 at 1:51 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Hounds have great noses but are usually more interested in chasing than tracking. A hound that jumps a deer while on a bloodtrail will usually not be bloodtrailing anymore. Labs are great, Lab crosses are better curs can be taught to do it. Any dog can smell a shot deer, so all you need is something you can handle and has a working attitude.
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