question: how do you train to track man vs. coon, etc? i personally think it would be PRETTY intimidating to a person running, to be able to HEAR the hounds on their butt--the nerves would aid the scent trail, too.
i love coon hounds (they're SWEET), but i can tell anyone who doesn't believe it--the good ones Will run their prey until one or the other is dead. i've had to help a couple hounds live to try another day.
Ann, the pups are started at a very young age and the're exposure to other game is kept to a minimum until they are solid on a man. Then, if possible they are exposed to trash under controlled conditions. Those pups that have a tendency to stray from the course are vigorously encouraged to stop. If the problem persists the pup is dropped from the program.As for the intimidation factor. Those individuals that have been on the recieving end of this program have indicated they have no intention of repeating the process.
Robert, I have some dogs that will catch a man that tries to keep running. If he just tries to get away, they will hang on to his clothing until he goes down or he is naked.If the bad guy wants to fight, I have one dog that will accommodate him. He can turn it on and turn it off a lot better than I can. When I take a pack out, I try to take two of my strongest track dogs and at least three dogs that will tree, bay, or catch.
You "might" get a walker or bluetick to bother someone, but it isn't likely. I grew up with coondogs and those two types can get a little pissy. How great would it be if they did look at the criminal like a coon. Kill dogs would put a wuppin on you if they were people aggro.
As far as open mouth chasing a bad guy, I would definately want that. I would want it in SAR as well, you don't need to be a genius to hear the difference from trail to find. I guess thats what happens when city folk try to run dogs <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Jeff, I witnessed a training scenerio where a man in a bite suit fought with six hounds. Im no expert but Im pretty sure they were in what Ed would call FIGHT DRIVE. Just watching made my hair stand on end. Although they are not inclined to be this way, some can be pushed into this response.
I would so love to see a video of that! We had dogs that would fight coon, and as quick as coon are, they were faster. I would never want to wish that on a person. I think a you would bleed out from the damage.
terry--has your dept (or any you know of) ever tried outcrossing w/catahoulas, or any of the more aggressive cattle/hog dogs that are available down in that country?
it could be interesting...
Ann, I tried a pair yellow leopards. They showed potential but I dropped them because they were tight mouthed and their nose was not as good as the hounds. Hound/Leopard crosses might work better but the hounds are doing everything I need them to so I probably will not use anything else. If someone wanted a dog to run silent and bay hard at the end, the cow dogs would be hard to beat.
I know absolutely NOTHING about tracking people, but the coonhounds I grew up with (my uncle's) were really unique. His two bitches were just good ol' coon tracking dogs, but he has this Catahoula/Redbone cross that was just plain scary! That dog would FIGHT!! This turned out to be a good thing when an intruder was stupid enough to enter thier home...the perp ended up with 37 stitches and I have no doubt would have been perfectly happy to track that dude to the ends of the Earth.
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