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Why Training Can’t Fix What Breeding Didn’t Build

There is a version of this conversation happening right now in every hunting community that keeps tree dogs. A handler […]

You watched that dog work all summer. Treed the wooden squirrel every time. Marked every toss. Locked up hard and

A young coonhound that blows past cold scent isn’t broken. But if you let it keep doing it, it will

A pup that runs big looks impressive on the tailgate. It doesn’t look so impressive when it’s a two-year-old that

Some young squirrel dogs move like they’re late for something. They strike scent and rush it. They blow past losses.

There’s a kind of dog that looks busy all day. He ranges. He moves. He covers miles. From a distance,

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