the nose is being bred out of hounds. i believe this is a serious problem. i think the biggest
reason for this is competition hunting . field trials ,nite hunts etc. you cant
run anything till you get it started . when they make
a loss they need to start it again . maybe they shouldnt have
made a loss but they did. i think the idea behind field
trials is to improve dogs . the reality is it is ruining them.
who is breeding the most dogs and selling the most pups.
competition hunters . i will say right now there is some
good in this. in the twenty five plus years ive hunted i see
dogs that start quicker. tree dogs tree
a lot easier than they used to . some of the best
bear dogs ive seen come from competition coon hound blood lines. i think the biggest reason
is increase in drive and desire. now i could write a bible
sized book on the subject of cold nosed dogs. coon hounds are judged 4 at a time
and not in a pen and i think theyre not as bad as running type
dogs like beagles and foxhounds.i have seen some that have
got so quick that they beat the game to the tree. now that is
fast.
when you hear somebody say that its too wet,too dry,
too hot , too cold, too windy, etc etc etc . stop and think
. could it be that my prize hound has been bred to
run game in a pen . his recent ancestors only had
to run around a little to run into another rabbit ,hare fox
or coyote. why should i expect him to figure this track
out .
could it be he is lacking a little in nose or cold trailing
ability. ??? just think about it a little. next time
you breed a dog ask yourself how he performs on the really tough
days. i judge my dogs the same beagles or bear dogs. i want them to cold trail,walk if they have
too and run to catch when they can. i like a bark every breath dog but do not tolerate boo hooing idiots, i am very interested
in hearing from any breeders of cold nosed beagles, foxhounds or treeing walker big game hounds. pete
