STEADYING YOUNG HOUNDS TO THE GUN

[DERRELL]

I AM HEARING HORROR STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE JUMP SHOOTING AND SHOOTING AT RABBITS LESS THAT TWENTY YARDS FROM YOUNG

HOUNDS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN SHOT OVER. PLEASE, SOME OF YOU GUYS HELP THESE PEOPLE OUT BY TELLING THEM HOW YOU TRAIN A YOUNG HOUND TO GET USED TO THE LOUD NOISE OF A 12 GAUGE. I HAVE BEEN CALLED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS ABOUT THIS.
FIRST CALL, MY PUP WAS BURNING THE RABBIT UP! I DON'T THINK ANY SHOT HIT HIM BUT HE SURE TOOK OFF WHEN MY BUDDY SHOT THE RABBIT TWENTY YARDS IN FRONT OF HIM.
2ND CALL , I THINK MY PUP MIGHT BE GUN SHY? I HELD HIM AND MY BUDDY STEPPED OUT ABOUT 20 FEET AND SHOT A 12 GAUGE IN THE AIR. THE PUP TRIED SO HARD TO GET AWAY HE TRIED TO BITE ME .
3RD CALL I HAVE BEEN GOING OUT TO MY PEN EVERY DAY AND SHOOTING SEVERAL TIMES. I THINK MY HOUNDS MAY BE GUN SHY. THEY ALL RUN IN THEIR HOUSE AND REFUSE TO COME OUT AS LONG AS I AM THERE.
THESE ARE TRUE CALLS THAT I HAVE TAKEN ABOUT PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP. PLEASE HELP THESE PEOPLE GET A CLUE BY SHARING THE CORRECT WAY TO STEADY A YOUNG HOUND TO THE GUN. THANKS, DERRELL BURKE