Squirrel Dogs

If you are new to squirrel dog hunting and trying to pick your first dog, you have probably already heard […]

Most handlers buy a pup from proven bloodlines and immediately get to work. They watch videos. They read forums. They

Most handlers come to their first squirrel dog with a picture in their head. Fast, wide-ranging, honest at the tree,

The coon hunter has one advantage the squirrel dog handler does not get. When a coonhound goes quiet in dark

A young dog tearing through early season timber, hot on every squirrel it flushes, barking treed every few minutes —

You put this dog in the woods with an older dog and it looks like something. Busy, honest, covering ground.

A dog can look sharp all winter long. Clean opens, good tree work, solid on the locates. Then the woods

A young squirrel dog that checks back now and then is not a problem. A young squirrel dog that hunts

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.