Matt I have to say from my experience the two go hand in hand. Every dog that I have seen with a really big nose would open early from time to time. Some were worst than others but all would open early from time to time. Solo work seems to tighten them up a little as they seem to figure out what is runnable and what isn't. I currently have 3 dogs that will open early all of them have superior noses and I have witnessed them run when others couldn't. The one that opens the earliest by far has the best nose. I have seen her run baby rabbits with other dogs in tow who couldn't smell it at all or at least very little. I don't like opening early, but I will sacrifice an extra bark or two for more nose.
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Re: big nose
My thoughts also.Big Dog wrote:Matt I have to say from my experience the two go hand in hand. I don't like opening early, but I will sacrifice an extra bark or two for more nose.
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i'll take my ole pine mt. dog that doesn't bark till the rabbit in running anytime over a dog with what i call a cold nose. 
but that is just what i grew up hunting with and i like it when the dog barks the hammer drops. and i like a dog with a big nose but what good is a nose if he doesn't have the brain to shutup.......
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but that is just what i grew up hunting with and i like it when the dog barks the hammer drops. and i like a dog with a big nose but what good is a nose if he doesn't have the brain to shutup.......hillbilly
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This topic seems to get beat to death and comes back for more 
Unless you are a dyed in the wool trial guy or you shoot off the jump, I dont understand what the concern would be with a dog that opens early and can still run the hare or rabbit. All the big nosed/cold nose dogs that Ive seen opened when they could run the hare or rabbit and I personally couldnt care less if that was before any other hound had decided the rabbit was "up". Why would anyone want a tight mouth cold nosed dog?
Unless you are a dyed in the wool trial guy or you shoot off the jump, I dont understand what the concern would be with a dog that opens early and can still run the hare or rabbit. All the big nosed/cold nose dogs that Ive seen opened when they could run the hare or rabbit and I personally couldnt care less if that was before any other hound had decided the rabbit was "up". Why would anyone want a tight mouth cold nosed dog?It's not that life is short......it's just that we're dead for such a long, long time...
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My Kalagha bred dog is tight mouthed but he can run when some of my others can't. He is getting looser as he gets older but he's still tight with it.
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DITTOhillbilly wrote:i'll take my ole pine mt. dog that doesn't bark till the rabbit in running anytime over a dog with what i call a cold nose.
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