Originally Posted by
mrbb
just to be clear here, a DEER tracking dog, and a HUNTING dog are two totally different animals
they do NOT do the same thing
there NOT trained to find the same game
MOST responsible gun dog hunting dog owners TRAIN there dogs NOT to follow deer
where a deer tracking dog is trained to do JUST that!
NOT saying a hunting dog cannot find a dead deer, just its not what they do by a long shot!
Understood. My Dog is a hunting dog by breeding...He is rescue that I imported from Spain. I have never used him for hunting but his instinct is strong and his nose is fantastic. I have also used a beagle mix and a yorkie mix to track deer. The beagle/australian shepard mix was phenomenal. The yorkie was surprisingly impressive at following a wounded deer. I learned not to doubt him. The Podenco that I took out is one of two that I have. The other will chase a deer or any other animal but freaks out at the scent of blood.