The American Beagler Forum

Congrats! Orlando and Trixie.

Also congrats 1st in 15" to Wade Dobbins and Carrie.

Ok thank you!!

I agree it's something different but if the shock collar is a tool to use to solve one problem then why can't you use it to solve another problem and don't forget I've done it?

Mitch DeVore wrote:Folks are always trying to fix a dog with a shock collar. The dog is what it is.

How many of you use a shock collar to stop a dog that (is what it is)from running deer??

Congratulations to everyone I had a good time.

I don't think his dog was just barking and not going anywhere with the track. I know mine tries to move the track. I watched him chew the slats out of an old snow fence so he could get through to follow the track. Didn't get the rabbit up, but how do you fault that desire and drive? I agree, a dog ...

I dont thk shocking a dog for that corrects any thing. cus its only a fault in the trials.id live with it If a dog barks and doesn't produce a rabbit or move a track out of that area then to me that's a fault in the trial or out. JMO! Blue boy said his produced a rabbit 75% of the time mine was mor...

Took a female to a trial this weekend and had a guy ask me what I did with that mouthy female I had I told him that's her your looking at so yes I have had some luck at least with one anyway. All I did was hunt her with dogs that would cold trail or open early and nicked her many many many times ton...

Thanks guys I've been doing all your suggestions just making sure I'm doing enough.

At what temp do y'all bring your dogs in or do ya ever?? Calling for teens and single digits here for several days.

At what temp do y'all bring your dogs in or do ya ever?? Calling for teens and single digits here for several days.

I'm gonna run a good clean mouth,rabbit jumping,line running, hard hunting, pure rabbit dawg. Don't care what the fad is or what it takes to win a trial. The dogs I run in trials are also and will always be the same dogs I take to put meat on the table. Been going to a few trials this year and been...

I've got a small female around 11 mayb 12" but small frame also. The question is can I breed her to a big 15" large frame male?? Will the pups b to big for her or does that have anything to do with it?

Have what I've been looking for thanks for all the pm's and input.

Have 5 dogs from 6mo to 3yrs feeding all the same food have one with loose stool any ideas??
It's a female that is 9mo old. All dogs are on Victor!