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kjohn2hunt wrote:sell the dog and let someone else have your headache, because you will always wonder if she's going to break over and do it again. all deer dogs can be broke ,but give them the chance and they will do it again.
Not an option! I really like this female and like her breeding so I'll work on her. I sure hope your kids never screw up cause you'll sell them and let someone elese have the headache.
I've had some dogs that I've struggled w/ in the past....running deer. We have more deer than rabbits down here in TN. Anyway, the more time you spend in the field w/ your dog and the more you listen to her you will be able to "hear and feel" that something isn't right when they jump a deer track. As mentioned before, a deer track is fast and furiest from the get go and the hounds most often don't check. Also, I have had hounds that I could hear a difference in their mounth when on a deer track.
Also, I would highly recommend limiting where you run until you can trust your dog. You mentioned you could not see. Hunt areas that have good visibility...for example, a thicket in the middle of a field - anything runs out you will see it. Or, a fence row down the middle of two fields...again so you can see what she is running.
Best of luck, and bottom line - if we don't break our beagles off deer - they will eventually end up dead. Most times by a car.
