The American Beagler Forum

In the past i've had a couple of dogs put rabbits in holes and they would stay there until I got there sorta like a coon dog treeing. To me it seems that there is no second guessing as to where the rabbit went, as opposed to the dogs coming back and you just assume the dogs put the rabbit in a hole. (Keep in mind i'm talking about dogs that can run good and stay and work out a tough check).

I prefer my dogs to come back

But how do you truely know they put the rabbit in a hole or just gave up?

I prefer they bark or bay at the hole a couple of times and then have sense enough to come back. I have some that will come back and others that you have to go get. I always know when they mark the hole though, because my Bomber dog would give a tree bark like a coon hound.

big Dog

I prefer my dog go in the hole and bring the rabbit back to me so I know the hole wasn't empty and the dog was just trying to make me think the rabbit went in the hole.

I like when they stay there and dig to try and get the rabbit out of there. That tells me that the dog is rabbit crazy and that it won't let nothing stand between them and the rabbit.....I have one dog that is like this.

it doesnt happen that often that they stay at the hole but i would never shock them for doing it. the rabbit is holed up time to hunt for a new one.

i like for my dogs to hunt on when they know it went in the hole.

i tell you what if mine stays in the hole that will get the crap shcoked out out them....just like when i used to coon hunt, i aint out there to see hoes in the ground....

Chris Shoopman wrote:i tell you what if mine stays in the hole that will get the crap shcoked out out them....just like when i used to coon hunt, i aint out there to see hoes in the ground....

i wanted to say the same thing,but i knew someone would wanna argue,you can take this round chris,but you are so right,if it is in the hole,don't stay there,and don't come back to tell me,GO GET ANOTHER ONE!

i just broke my young male pup from staying at the hole n barking tri tronics works great for that my old female will snap at a young dog if it stays at the hole i would rather they check back in with me as all of mine do but ya gotta break most young dogs from staying at the hole just the way i like them im shure others are different when i was growing up i didnt mind it at all sometimes we would take a forked stick n twist a rabbit out if they wasnt too far in hole, but noways would i do that now with my dogs there jb

all i want my dog to do at a hole is say NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


HILLBILLY

All of my dogs will hunt on once they know that a rabbit is in the hole. We've had a couple that will let out a bark once or twice at the hole but then move on. I wouldn't want them messing around with a rabbit that's in the hole-I prefer that they realize the rabbit is there and then move on.

I would hate to have to walk to some of the holes around here.

Id rather not know, if it means having to go to some of these places to get my dogs.

I prefer for them to dig/bark for a min. then come back which is what most of mine usually do.