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Feist squirrel dog checking a den tree on a slow squirrel day in open hardwoods

How to Tell if a Squirrel Dog Is Effective on Slow Days

Any dog can look useful when squirrels are moving fast and making mistakes. Throw a dog in the woods on […]

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Bluetick Coonhound barking treed at the base of a hardwood tree during a night hunt with handler shining light into the canopy

How to Handle a Coonhound That Trees Fast but Misses Under Hunt Pressure

Speed looks like ability. That’s the problem. A dog that gets to a tree fast, hits it hard, and stands

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Young Treeing Cur standing at the base of an oak tree in hardwood timber during an early season squirrel hunt

Why Young Squirrel Dogs Get Worse When You Hunt Them Too Hard

You had a young dog that was starting to look right. It was finding squirrels, staying on tracks, and showing

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Young Black and Tan Coonhound working a track on a dirt road through dry leaves during an early evening training run

Why Young Dogs Get Blamed for Handler Mistakes Too Early

Most handlers will not admit this out loud, but a lot of young dogs get written off before they ever

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Young Mountain Cur hunting through hardwood timber during a fall squirrel dog training session

Natural Ability Shows Up Early, Finished Dog Qualities Show Up Late

A young dog can do some exciting things. It might strike a track fast, push hard to the tree, and

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Plott hound trailing scent on a nighttime coonhound training hunt in hardwood timber

How to Judge Progress in a Young Coonhound Without Lying to Yourself

Most handlers do not struggle because the dog has no ability. They struggle because they keep grading progress off emotion,

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Young English Coonhound pausing on a track in hardwood timber during a night hunt

Why Young Tree Dogs Regress After a Few Good Hunts

You drop a young dog in decent cover, conditions are right, and the pup works a track clean and trees

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Young Feist squirrel dog at the base of a hardwood tree looking up into the canopy during an early season hunt

Why Your Young Squirrel Dog Looks Worse After Showing Promise

You had one hunt where everything clicked. The pup hunted out, stayed busy, hit a tree with confidence. You told

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Treeing Cur squirrel dog moving through open hardwood timber ahead of a hunter during a fall hunt

How to Get a Squirrel Dog to Range Out Instead of Hunting Under Your Feet

You cut the dog loose and it just follows you. Stays inside ten yards. Circles back every couple of minutes.

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Young Treeing Walker Coonhound following a fresh drag track through fallen leaves in a hardwood timber edge at dusk

How to Start a Young Coonhound on a Drag Without Making It Track Too Slow

A drag is not a training program. It is a door. You use it to show a young coonhound what

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