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OB Puppy Training advice?
Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:46 pm
Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:46 pm
I just got a new Bloodhound puppy the other day, and man this is a hardheaded fella. Any OB tips for whipping this guy into shape?
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:59 pm to bigolecatfish
What particular behaviors are you seeking?
Posted on 5/22/12 at 10:12 pm to Geauxtiga
Chewing on stuff. Peeing inside. Also wanting to try and turn him into a blood tracking dog for deer at some point so any insight on that would be great! OB 
Posted on 5/22/12 at 10:15 pm to bigolecatfish
Don't know anything about training bloodhounds but if I had one I know for dam sure he wouldn't be peeing inside.
Pens brah.
Pens brah.
Posted on 5/22/12 at 10:35 pm to Geauxtiga
its not hard headed its a HOUND
Posted on 5/23/12 at 6:29 am to Cracker
Haha he's living up to that hound reputation so far.
Bump for the morning crew
Bump for the morning crew
Posted on 5/23/12 at 8:50 am to bigolecatfish
I find it hard to believe that your bloodhound is more stubborn than my catahoula. However, what has worked when everything else failed is an electric collar. As far as house training, that was pretty simple. Just take him/her outside every 15 minutes. They eventually catch on. House training has been easier on this dog than it was on the little shite eatin dachsunds I used to have.
Posted on 5/23/12 at 8:54 am to bigolecatfish
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I just got a new Bloodhound puppy the other day
You pulled the trigger? How's Moes handeling it? Crate train him. Don't worry about him tracking deer. You would have to have deer around to shoot, and we both know that ain't happening.
Posted on 5/23/12 at 2:34 pm to bigolecatfish
Buy a harness and a bell. Use these two items only when trailing. Soon the dog will associate the harness and bell with the job he needs to do. As far as training him to trail you can start super simple and work up. Drag a hotdog weeny across the yard a very short distance. The first time you do this make sure it is so simple that a dog without a nose would have success. You can tease him with another weeny until he is excited then let him eat it. After he swallows it put his nose on the begining of the trail. He should smell it and then start looking. When he finds the trail weeny he gets to eat it and you make a big deal about it telling him how awesome he is. Make your trails longer as he gets better at it. When you are confident he has started associating the harness and bell with trailing you can make the move to blood. Never drag a deer hide. You want him to trail blood not deer. When you shoot a deer the chances are there will be more deer in the area. You only want to track the one that is leaking blood.
As far as getting blood to train with you can use pork, beef, or any four legged animals blood. If you have trained him this way he will track anything you put him on. A 1:10 ratio of blood/water will do the trick. Use a spray bottle while wearing rubber boots to lay a trail for him to follow. Remember to leave a prize at the end of each trail you lay. As he gets older you can increase factors to make his hunt more difficult. These factors include time, right angles, crossing paths, backtracking,and many many other things.
As far as getting blood to train with you can use pork, beef, or any four legged animals blood. If you have trained him this way he will track anything you put him on. A 1:10 ratio of blood/water will do the trick. Use a spray bottle while wearing rubber boots to lay a trail for him to follow. Remember to leave a prize at the end of each trail you lay. As he gets older you can increase factors to make his hunt more difficult. These factors include time, right angles, crossing paths, backtracking,and many many other things.
Posted on 5/23/12 at 2:38 pm to Choirboy
Where do yu get blood during the offseason? I figure I can save some when I thaw out meat, but would like some other options
Posted on 5/24/12 at 7:02 am to fillmoregandt
Butcher shop or put the word out and somebody will be slaughtering a hog for the fourth of July. Go to the sale barn and buy a hog, slaughter and save blood.
Posted on 5/24/12 at 7:42 am to Choirboy
Choir boy...
I am impressed!
I am impressed!
Posted on 5/24/12 at 7:54 am to bigolecatfish
I don't know how to fix the chewing...all puppies do that. Especially Labs. All I can say is toys are cheaper than a couch/sofa.
As far as the bathroom...the fella with the "take 'em every 15 minutes" has a good idea. When you're at work/not at home...I've found crate training rocks. I've trained a black lab like that...and a GSP. Couldn't do it with the Chocolate...she's got some serious separation anxiety....and I believe she may be claustrophobic. She drooled so much it soaked the kennel...we had to go another avenue with her...but it works too.
As far as the bathroom...the fella with the "take 'em every 15 minutes" has a good idea. When you're at work/not at home...I've found crate training rocks. I've trained a black lab like that...and a GSP. Couldn't do it with the Chocolate...she's got some serious separation anxiety....and I believe she may be claustrophobic. She drooled so much it soaked the kennel...we had to go another avenue with her...but it works too.
Posted on 5/24/12 at 8:16 am to bigolecatfish
Hounds are what they are. Their nose is the boss, not you. The problems are even worse with a bloodhound. They are definitely not good pets but they are incredibly good at what they are bred to do.
I'm working on a bloodhound right now for a tracking dog. I didn't really do anything different with her than any other dog, although it took a few more arse whippings to get her lined out than others. She's 6 months old now and listens very well. You just have to be very firm and persistent and realize you do not have a house dog, you have a bloodhound. Should have gotten something else if you wanted a house dog. Not saying it can't be whipped into a house pet, but you can't whip it into not slobbering, and it's going to do that a wholeeeeeeeeeee bunch.
For teaching it to bloodtrail, I would be much more concerned with discipline than anything else. The dog is going to track. You just have to be able to control it. Use cut up pieces of deer liver and drag them through a yard and leave the liver at the end. Once they figure out the game your pretty much done with that part. Just work on making him controlable. If you're going to leash track, you need a tracking harness and LOTS of practice. Nobody wants to try and hold on to a 115lb hound in the woods at night that isn't very well leash trained.
If you're going to let him free-track, you'll need a bell collar and make damn sure you can call him back no matter what he's doing. A GPS collar would be a good idea as well.
Lemme know if you have any questions. Blood dogs are my thing these days. Good luck because you're gonna need it
I'm working on a bloodhound right now for a tracking dog. I didn't really do anything different with her than any other dog, although it took a few more arse whippings to get her lined out than others. She's 6 months old now and listens very well. You just have to be very firm and persistent and realize you do not have a house dog, you have a bloodhound. Should have gotten something else if you wanted a house dog. Not saying it can't be whipped into a house pet, but you can't whip it into not slobbering, and it's going to do that a wholeeeeeeeeeee bunch.
For teaching it to bloodtrail, I would be much more concerned with discipline than anything else. The dog is going to track. You just have to be able to control it. Use cut up pieces of deer liver and drag them through a yard and leave the liver at the end. Once they figure out the game your pretty much done with that part. Just work on making him controlable. If you're going to leash track, you need a tracking harness and LOTS of practice. Nobody wants to try and hold on to a 115lb hound in the woods at night that isn't very well leash trained.
If you're going to let him free-track, you'll need a bell collar and make damn sure you can call him back no matter what he's doing. A GPS collar would be a good idea as well.
Lemme know if you have any questions. Blood dogs are my thing these days. Good luck because you're gonna need it
Posted on 5/24/12 at 10:19 am to bigolecatfish
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.
Posted on 5/24/12 at 12:29 pm to Teyeger
Never trained a hound before. As stated above, crate training is the only way to go for house breaking. When you are home and he/she is out, make it go outside every 15 minutes, and as soon as it eats or drinks. My lab learned quick. Also watch for ques, like going to the door or wining, get it outside quick.
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