Loose Mouth ?

[rackhntr]

I have a really good female that when I first turn her loose she will bark 3 or 4 times. I have recently tried her in LP and when I first cut her loose she barked 3 times. Needless to say she didnt produce a rabbit in 3 minutes. She only does this when first cut loose then its hard hunt and she dont open anymore until the rabbit is up. I was just wandering if theres anything I can do to stop this?

[johns03272008]

Try to thump her in the head as soon as you turn her loose and change her thinking for a second!! It may work as i have seen this done!!

[BCBeagles]

Tritronics about a 2.

[Shady Grove Beagles]

Knew a guy at the trials in middle Tn. that had the same problem with a very nice dog.Just before the judge would tell the handlers to "turn em loose" he would stuff a handfull of grass he had picked in his mouth!Seemed to work!LOL.

[Combs Beagles]

Run it out of her....sounds like to much energy. Plus TriTronics if you know she can control her mouth when she wants too....

[fasttrackpa]

Try to thump her in the head as soon as you turn her loose and change her thinking for a second!! It may work as i have seen this done!!

Not too hard of course but just enough to distract her.

[Househounds]

Run it out of her....sounds like to much energy.

I have one that would do this at spots where we normally hit rabbits right away when he was overly rested back when he was only 2 or 3 years old. You might call it pre-mature barking .