Dog not runnin with other dogs
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Dog not runnin with other dogs
I got a pup that born at the beginning of the year and the problem im havin is THAT I USUALLY RUN MY PUPS WITH OTHER DOGS AND LET THEM LEARN FROM THEM BUT MY PUP ONLY RUNS WITH THEM FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN SHE COMES OUT AND RUNS AROUND BY ME.
I would bet she is not running rabbits. Does she ever actually open up around you? After she pulled off the other dogs. My experience has been that she is following the other dogs for a minute out of curiosity but has no idea what they are chasing. A pack of hard running hounds might even scare a pup.
My 1st suggestion is to get the pups mouth on a rabbit. I know this is hard in the summer. But if you are lucky enough to run over a rabbit this will work. She'll figure out what she is chasing,
Second suggestion is to walk her somewhere that is full of rabbits. Try to get her to pop one up. Usally they will chase a rabbit by sight.
Third suggestion I found it sometimes helps to leave the pup on a leash. Wait till she pulls really hard because the pack got close. Wait a second and let her go. Sometimes depending on the area. I will unsnap the leash and hold the pup by the collar. Point her in the direction the rabbit should pop out. Let her go the second she pulls toward the rabbit.
Fourth suggestion and final. Run her with a old constant. Maybe even slow preferrably female. As I said before a hard running pack can scare a pup, but after she starts with a single dog. She''ll feel more comfortable in the pack with that dog being there.
My 1st suggestion is to get the pups mouth on a rabbit. I know this is hard in the summer. But if you are lucky enough to run over a rabbit this will work. She'll figure out what she is chasing,
Second suggestion is to walk her somewhere that is full of rabbits. Try to get her to pop one up. Usally they will chase a rabbit by sight.
Third suggestion I found it sometimes helps to leave the pup on a leash. Wait till she pulls really hard because the pack got close. Wait a second and let her go. Sometimes depending on the area. I will unsnap the leash and hold the pup by the collar. Point her in the direction the rabbit should pop out. Let her go the second she pulls toward the rabbit.
Fourth suggestion and final. Run her with a old constant. Maybe even slow preferrably female. As I said before a hard running pack can scare a pup, but after she starts with a single dog. She''ll feel more comfortable in the pack with that dog being there.
Redtail that has happened to my pup but i just kept taking him out and now he goes with them but really doesnt know what to do yet but in time hell get it she will too,
And another thing is she might be too small to keep up because my pup was alot smaller than the dogs i were going out with and he would try and catch up but when the dogs would get out of sight of him hed come back now hes taller and can run right behind them
And another thing is she might be too small to keep up because my pup was alot smaller than the dogs i were going out with and he would try and catch up but when the dogs would get out of sight of him hed come back now hes taller and can run right behind them
How old was she when she started?Don't get upset when I ask ya this ,but is she dog trailin'?I had a pup that would go with my other dogs & she sounded good boy just rollin' the track.Upon further inspection she was trackin' my other dogs.If thats what she is doin' some solo time will help with this problem.Second,does she do it when the dogs are in a check?She might not have a long enough attention span to keep her there & she looses intrest.If this is the case it should come out of her with experience.If she is runnin' & you know it for sure,try turnin' her loose on the rabbit by herself first & let her run it a little piece then turn your older dogs out.Just give her a little time & she'll come around.I've said it before & i'll say it again.The key to beagling is patience.Especially with pups.Good luck with her.
Trailing is also what I was thinking. Solo time is one of the most valuable, if not the most valuable ways to train a pup. My prob. is I no longer have my pack to run w/ since I'm down to 3 dogs, one of which is 8 weeks old 
I need to get my 8 mo. old pup to pack more. Practice, practice, practice is the best way though.
I need to get my 8 mo. old pup to pack more. Practice, practice, practice is the best way though.sure is coolbrze my pup finally opened up on the rabbits we seen 6 he tracked and opened on 5 but the one he didnt i had to end it because he was going to get stuck in a fence but hes got the desire and hunt i like and my friends dog got my pup to open my friends dog started opening then rocky started to so i owe alot to my friends dog
Solo time is interesting. Coolbrz pointed out the need for it. I guess I understand this but currently I am not a big fan of solo time.
The most obvious reason is I dion't get my dogs out enough rnning them all together, never mind soloing individual dogs.
The second reason is just my experience I would like to hear some feedback on. I started with beagle about three years ago. I started with two female pups. Both of which seemed to jump rabbits. Go off a rabbit that got hard and go to an easier trail that they crossed over. You figured out this happened because the pups would end up seperated. Sometimes a pup on its own figures out that it is easier to find another rabbit then do the difficult check work. Also some dogs never seem to learn to really push a rabbit by themselves. I am just making the case for running pups with an older more experienced dog. I brough a little 13" female. Five years old. I have no doubt that I will knock over some rabbits this fall. My three dog pack is running the hair off rabbits. lol
My male is 2 years old and I have is female 1 year old. That old female has really made the difference. By the way I ended up selling the females that I started with. I just didn't like how they ran rabbits.
I don't doubt soloing does some good. The question is how much?
The most obvious reason is I dion't get my dogs out enough rnning them all together, never mind soloing individual dogs.
The second reason is just my experience I would like to hear some feedback on. I started with beagle about three years ago. I started with two female pups. Both of which seemed to jump rabbits. Go off a rabbit that got hard and go to an easier trail that they crossed over. You figured out this happened because the pups would end up seperated. Sometimes a pup on its own figures out that it is easier to find another rabbit then do the difficult check work. Also some dogs never seem to learn to really push a rabbit by themselves. I am just making the case for running pups with an older more experienced dog. I brough a little 13" female. Five years old. I have no doubt that I will knock over some rabbits this fall. My three dog pack is running the hair off rabbits. lol
My male is 2 years old and I have is female 1 year old. That old female has really made the difference. By the way I ended up selling the females that I started with. I just didn't like how they ran rabbits.
I don't doubt soloing does some good. The question is how much?
I think it does a pup a lot of good in my opinion,even an older dog needs solo time every once in a while.It teaches them to have independence.In my opinion if you run a pup with an older dog pretty much all of the time,eventually it relies on the other dogs way too much.It will get to realize they don't have much to do except to contribute a little mouth in the chase.Solo time also helps a dog that cuts & swings unless it is just crazy,which I have one of them in my kennel so i'm not knocking no ones dogs.But man she jumps a ton of rabbits.Another thing solo time helps is stick time.How long a dog will stay in a chase.It also helps with a short attention span.Like quitting in a check area.Which if a dog that has never been soloed enough & has always ran with other dogs it won't quit cause it relies on the other dogs to pick it up.Solo time is really good for a pup or older dog.Now this is just my opinion,not every one elses.