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Build a Young Coonhound’s Locate Without Guessing

A young dog that barks at every dark tree it passes is not treeing. It is performing. There is a […]

Most handlers start a young squirrel dog with the wrong goal in mind. They want action. They want to see

A young squirrel dog that burns out of the cast like something is chasing it looks exciting. It is not.

Most handlers know what a me-too dog looks like. The pup piles out of the truck, follows the pack straight

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

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

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

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

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

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