Ok first a little backstory,I was squirrel hunting along a creek earlier this year and doing quite well killing them little tree rats.I was moving along and I saw a Beagle standing in shin deep water and not moving I thought to myself that this was a mite strange cause it was cold,dang cold.Anyway come to find out he was hung up in a trap on somebody's trap line right on the edge of my property.I extracted him from the trap and he was wearing a collar with a phone number on it,I took him home doctored him up the best I could and called the number.the owner came and got him and promised me a beagle pup for my troubles out of this male and his female.Well they were born about 3 wks. ago and it won't be long and I will have 2 pups free of charge out of proven runners.
I've hunted behind Beagles most of my life my dad has always had beagles but he never trained them he ran them with dogs that were already running and hoped they learned what the heck to do.I don't want maybe I want dogs that will hunt and not run off game.I want them to hunt rabbits and I want to train them properly to do so.What are some training aids and where do I get them?What will be my best bet for training i.e techniques,time,etc.?Any advice from you expierienced houndsmen will be greatly appreciated.