Take your pup out by himself at first. Stomp brush and try to jump a rabbit in fromt of him. Sooner or later, he'll spot that rabbit when it jumps up, and his instincts will take over. Now this isn't the fastest method, but it's very good for 2 reasons. #1 The pup learns to be a little independent. He won't always be waiting around for another dog to do the work of jumpimg a rabbit for him.

#2 The pup will be spending time with you! He'll learn that HE's hunting with YOU, not vice versa! This is very important, because you can have a hound that can run the hair off a rabbit, but if he's doing it 2 miles away from you, it won't do you much good.

Hunting with already trained dogs, is a good second bet. Just remember to hunt him with good dogs. As one of the guys mentioned above, he'll pick up bad habits from dogs that have bad habits.


Hope this helps!

GH

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