Hey all. I have had my beagle newt for about 2 years now. I got him when he was 1.5 years old. He has been on one hunting season with his previous owner prior to my purchaseing him. Now i havnt had the time to hunt the last 2 years, but want to get into it. Problem is, i dont know if my beagle is up to it, which would explain the small sum i paid for him($150)
There are times when there will be a rabbit in the yard(large country property) and he will spot it and give a sight chase, making that lovely beagle sound the whole way. Then there are other times like today.
Just now i let him out with me to go potty and he went about doing his buisness. About 40 yards away was a wild bunny. I pointed and got his attention and said look newt, a bunny go get it. Trying to get him amped up.
He glanced at it, and then went about in a nother direction. He Pooped again, then marked a few more spots, the bunny mean while hopped away out of sight. I walked to the general spot of the bunnys trail and called him to me. He came and i tried to get him to find the Obviously fresh trail of the bunny(which im standing next to!?). He would walk off and sniff again, run around sniff some more... He wouldnt even try to find it... WTF do i do to get him into the hunt again.
I know its my fualt for not being able to hunt the last 2 years, but now im ready to and i dont know how to get him ready for it. |
He is on a E collar, a dogtra ncp280. He has great recall and heel and sit.. Stay on the other hand i havent been able to get into him.
It seams some day hes a bunny hunter and others he could care less.
I do have a bottle of rabbit scent if that would help at all to get him jazzed up. Any thoughs guys?
There are times when there will be a rabbit in the yard(large country property) and he will spot it and give a sight chase, making that lovely beagle sound the whole way. Then there are other times like today.
Just now i let him out with me to go potty and he went about doing his buisness. About 40 yards away was a wild bunny. I pointed and got his attention and said look newt, a bunny go get it. Trying to get him amped up.
He glanced at it, and then went about in a nother direction. He Pooped again, then marked a few more spots, the bunny mean while hopped away out of sight. I walked to the general spot of the bunnys trail and called him to me. He came and i tried to get him to find the Obviously fresh trail of the bunny(which im standing next to!?). He would walk off and sniff again, run around sniff some more... He wouldnt even try to find it... WTF do i do to get him into the hunt again.
I know its my fualt for not being able to hunt the last 2 years, but now im ready to and i dont know how to get him ready for it. |
He is on a E collar, a dogtra ncp280. He has great recall and heel and sit.. Stay on the other hand i havent been able to get into him.
It seams some day hes a bunny hunter and others he could care less.
I do have a bottle of rabbit scent if that would help at all to get him jazzed up. Any thoughs guys?
