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When to Correct a Coonhound for Running Trash

Every coonhound will run trash at some point. Deer. Fox. Coyote. Armadillo. Whatever moves through your woods. The real question […]

A young squirrel dog that trees a lot feels exciting. He’s locating. He’s barking. He’s hitting trees fast. You barely

You don’t have a fast coonhound. You have a guessing coonhound. There’s a difference. A dog that slams a tree

You turn him loose, and he hunts decent. Opens up a little. Drifts into a tree. You walk in expecting

There’s a particular kind of frustration that only squirrel dog handlers understand. Your dog strikes. He works the track clean.

There’s a moment every squirrel dog handler runs into sooner or later. Your dog strikes, works a short track, and

There’s a moment most coonhound handlers remember. A young coonhound strikes, moves a track with excitement, and comes treed hard.

There’s a moment most handlers recognize. A young squirrel dog works a track, trees hard, and you walk in expecting

If you’ve been around young coonhounds long enough, you’ve heard it a hundred times: “He’s got all the drive in

I was at a field trial last fall when a guy walked up and asked me to watch his young