The American Beagler Forum

Put them on a 20-25 foot lead or rope tied to the dogs collar. Call the dog by giving him the command ( Here) as your telling the dog here pull him in to you and when he gets to you give him a treat and a good boy. Repeat this over the course of a week or two. He has to be taught the command before ...

I don't like slamming anyone on this board but I've used mule for the last 15 years or so. The water proof chaps have always been the best. I bought a waterproof jacket one year and it did not breath what so ever and I would be dripping wet under the jacket from sweat so if you get a jacket Or shirt...

Mike McPherson owned both those dogs. Sure and dam. I believe mike made the breeding. He is on this board from time to time. I hunted over Blazer and also watched him run in mikes pen. Suzie I may have watched run both don't remember. I'm getting old....lol....dh. Also I don't think either sire or d...

Patch , might have been me that misunderstood. I thought he hadn't started them yet....dh

Patch good info but he is asking about starting pups. They are not running.

Lone beagle, get a cheap rabbit trap and trap a rabbit. Bring the pups to the trap and tease them with the caged rabbit until they start going nuts. Then open the trap and grab the rabbit and let them get there nose full of scent then put the rabbit down and let it go in front of the pups. Do this o...

Dave, The one all the way to the right in the last photo is the spitting imag of her grandma Freckles and typical of the pups out of her. Keep that one....DH

snell, How could she be your best dog, She does not claim a check or open up. What exactly is she doing to make her the best dog. Driving Power?? What are talking about. The dog will drive the rabbit after all the dogs are opening up on the trail. Im confused. Help me out tell what she does well. Le...

Run her by her self and see what she does. That is the only way to know what she is doing. She maybe "ME TOOING"". Meaning she is not doing much work but will bark with the other dogs when they get rolling. Or at times i've seen very young dogs not open untill the trail gets hot. A tight mouth dog w...

Most LP trials here in the north east are that way. Handlers are not allowed in the running grounds. All the Spo trials allow handlers in. I like watching the running but also I have seen handlers doing some crazy things at trials. Arguing with judges, turning the rabbit, screaming taliho where ther...

Wow.........I watched the entire video, 7 minutes long and the dogs did not have one break down. A lot of younger people just getting started in beagling could learn a lot watching these dogs. Now if I could just take one and breed it to a little quicker bitch or male and get pups with just a little...

I think it's worth spending a little extra money and buying the plastic coated 12 gauge lobster wire. I think Chip Eisenhut sells it for about 6 dollars per foot for the 48" wide wire and so it would cost about 50 bucks. I don't know what shipping what cost. If anyone has purchased it from chip and ...

I think it would be uncomfortable for the dogs to walk on and I also think some of the poop would get stuck in the spaces. When it does get stuck you would make a mess picking it out or pushing it thrue. If your looking for a cheap alternative try the dura- bench green house plastic flooring. Or may...

All to often on this board you hear second and third hand information about what crosses produced or what studs produced. You really want to know what sport produced or double crosses of sport and what he mixed well with? ask Mike. Its nice to see someone get on here and give first hand info on the ...

How old are they? I would let them be pups. Dont put too much pressure on them. They will start when they are ready regardless of what ever you try to do. Put them in the pen a few days a week with some rabbits and thats it, when the time comes they will start. After they start I run them a 3-4 days...