| I can't give you any spacifics on training them to run rabbits, I
trained mine to hunt birds. Don't expect too much too soon! I took my
little beagle (not from hunting lines) out in the field at 5 months, he
just wanted to follow me through the tall grass.
I tried to join a Beagle club and got much the same reception you did.
The dogs are so friendly you would think the owners would be also. Try
the CANINE nores file to see if anyonein there belongs to the Merrimac
Valley Beagle Club. Don't mention that you are a hunter they seem to
be a little anti-hunting or maybe I just get that feeling.
I could not find any books on training Beagles (to Hunt) if you find
any let me know, my brother-in-law wants to train his new pup also.
Sorry I could not have been more help, if I come across any thing I'll
post it here and send you mail.
Paul
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| Hi Paul,
Thanks for the input, I tried sending you a mail message but your
system must of been down. I'll keep looking for a training book of some
kind and if I do I'll let you know. I'll also look around in the
Canine notes file but I probably won't raise the question. I'll just
keep my fingers crossed that there is someone in the hunting fraternity
that might be on vacation that hasn't come back yet. So, once again
thanks for the reply.
Good huntin'
Bob D.
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Hi,
I don't have beagle but I have heard a lot of advise of that kind of
hunting.
I think the first things to do is to teach to the dog to "obay" you and
your commands (about 5 months old). The the best way is just to take it
as manytimes as possible to the places where are animals. The "hunting
knowledge" should be in it's blood. It needs only to wake up.
In Finland we have bigger dog than beagle (it is Finnish dog and
probably not known enywhere else). The only problem with those dogs are
that they are too interested in hunting so they are very hard to get
out from the forest. And the people who have those dogs they just train
basics: sit, here and things like that. And have a lot of time in the
hunting place.
Antti
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| Found One, Thanks to the NRA,
There is an article/book review, in the October 1993 issue of American Hunter
by Bill McClure on the book, "Beagles vs Cottontails", is sounds as if it
gives some good training tips and is generally a good book on hunting Beagles.
From the article I got that it is the only book on Beagling since 1949, when
American Beagling was published by G.G. Black, but that book was primarily
concerned with field trials not real hunting.
If you are interested in getting a copy of "Beagles vs Cottontails" it is
available from LinDavid Products, 86 Church Street, Dept.AH, Smithfield, PA
15478; (412)569-2376; $19.95 for soft cover or 24.95 for hard cover plus $2.50
shipping and handling.
Happy hunting,
Paul
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