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I bought a dog the other week out of huttos gall creek rock and she is a fine looking hound.She ran very well the first time I took her out with other dogs,but the other day I took her by herself and she jumped a few rabbits but could not move them 30 yards before she turn and come back to where she started and do the same thing all over again.She seemed to be a good medium speed dog which is what I like when she ran with my other dogs but by herself she looked like her feet were filled with concrete.She definitly knows whata rabbit is but can't seem to run by herself. Anyone ever have this problem.OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONS

You didn't say how old she is or whether she had been run solo much before you got her? She may just need more solo time to develop her skills where she can keep the line going the first time around. I know it is frustrating but if she can find rabbits and jump them on her own, she should be able to figure the rest out pretty soon! JMHO Good luck with her, let us know how it goes! May God Bless You and Yours! Dexter

Keep taking her out solo. Some dogs take awhile to get going when run solo if they aren't accustomed to it. I run all of mine solo from time to time just to build up their confidence and make them better.

Big Dog

Don't give up on her right away but it is entirely possible she cannot run a line by herself,I have been burnt bad by this in the past.I know for some its all pack work but a dog MUST run solo to stay in my backyard.Good luck, I hope you can turn her around.

You did not say if she was supposed to be a broke dog or a started dog.I'd keep trying her solo.Maybe she has never run out of a pack.She may come around.

Never buy a "broke" dog that you do not see run alone - solo.I would not expect magic but I'd want to see even a young started dog put down solo.Give a dog a fair trial - a number of trips to the bushes to see it work.Drop em down alone and it will be clear as to their abilities or lack of.
Hunt6 (David P)

the dog that i am talking about is a beautiful black&tan. she is three years old has a lot shorts,delray stubby buzzbomb so i would think she could preform on her own...

the dog that i am talking about is a beautiful black&tan. she is three years old has a lot shorts,delray stubby buzzbomb so i would think she could preform on her own...

Many dogs that come from "big" breeders and even a lot of trialers have never been ran solo in their life! So....they become pack dogs unable to circle a rabbit on their own. That's always been my big argument, a dog is not a complete dog until he has been and can run solo and consistently bring the rabbit back to the gun. I've seen many so called great dogs, mostly trial hounds, when you put them down by themselves, they are just lost!

If you keep working with her she will probably come around. Chances are this was her first time solo. It's almost like starting over with a pup that has never ran a rabbit. You do have a little edge, since she can rabbit a track with a pack......unless she has just been running the dogs in the pack instead of the rabbit. I would give her a couple of months with nothing but solo work.....then if she doesn't come around, move on.

And as someone else said, I never, never, never buy a dog unless I see him run solo first. Running with a pack can cover up a lot of serious faults!

One of the best dogs I ever owned I purchased at 17 months old. would hunt and jump her own rabbit as long as there was other dogs with her Alone she would go to first loss and then go back on track aways and bring it through again to point of loss. then repeat this over and over. I came close to giving up on her more then once. At 3 year old she came into her own. She would circle A rabbit at A mediam or slightly less speed with very few loss`s and when she did loose A track she would go back A short ways on the track and slow down to A walk and then walk the track through point of loss then pick her speed back up. With other dogs she ran as fast as needed to run with pack then when A loss was made she handled it the same as if she was alone. This worked well for her while most dogs she was ran with were swinging and circleing looking for track she did her thing and would time after time be the one to pick up the loss and contenue the race. If she was my dog even at 3 years old the time she has had in the field alone has probaly been very little. Don`t give up.

Keep the faith, work her. She may be shy by herself, but will come along in time. Treat her well and she will hunt.