Trashproof?

[JIMMIE ABSHIRE]

Preacher i aint to far from ya i dont think .40 miles east of lexington in a town called MT. Sterling. Rooster fighting capital of the world . Thats another story all together . I would like to hook up with ya keep me in mind

[sav]

"Trashproof," who's trash?
One man's trash is another mans dinner. It seems to me impossible to breed human opinion into a hound, it's genetics are telling it to trail/run scent and that's all. We decide what scents are acceptable from day one and build on it from then on. I can't believe a bitch or stud can gentically tell it's offspring that it's future owner only wants to hunt hare or fox or deer or whatever. JMHO

[gus]

" it's genetics are telling it to trail/run scent and that's all. We decide what scents are acceptable from day one and build on it from then on."

That's not entirely true. Most pups will trail almost anything that will leave a track at an early stage of development. However, as they gain experience they normally quit trailing rats, voles, birds, and squirrels. Some quit, naturally, running fox and deer.
I don't know if it is possible to breed a trash free line because too many beaglers have varying opinions of what is trash. I suspect that if each Trial governing body would put a penalty of once the dog runs trash in competition that it would be banned from further competion for one year there would be a lot of emphasis on finding out.

I've got a couple of bitches that have never ran deer and they have had ample opportunity. One is about six years of age. I don't remember if she ever ran one as a pup and I scolded er or not. I only know that while hunting or runing her in the off season she never. I had them out with other dogs that jumped a deer and ran it out of the country yet they staid and continued to look for rabbits.

[PREACHERS KENNEL]

jimmie it takes me about 2 hrs to get to bowling green.not sure how far lexington is from there.i got 1 trash free dog that i have real good confidence in but the others r young so i wear collars on them alot only had 1 male so far run deer and he has been corrected so i hope my luck holds out! heck even if they aintr deer proof to start with if they r easy to break thats not abig deal is it?

[warddog]

You didn't say what the breeding was on these bitches that haven't run a deer but I would imagine for your two there would be numerous posts from folks that have their ancestors in their pedigree that were deer burners.

[JIMMIE ABSHIRE]

Hey preacher man , I got 2 to swear by but i also run collars every time i run , thats why i bought em . So many guys spend 650.00 and leave em home not me . Might be a great trip with some good fellowship . I could use some good preaching to after my last 2 weeks of bad luck , but its getting better