Using dogs to track game question?
 

I will make a long story short, we had a lab for 13 years that was part of the family and when he passed earlier this year my oldest has been wearing me out about a new dog. Well last month I bought the family a new dog, a mini daschund pup, my question is would this dog make a good tracking dog? I have heard that the breed makes good tracking dogs but I am unsure of the mini breed...

If this is a possibility, any ideas on where to start with this dog? If not this info will not be needed....:D

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Curts, brother...a mini dachshund?? Please turn in your man card! :D


I'm sure any dog could be a great tracking dog if trained right. How do you do that you ask? I have no idea! :D

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Send Rob/PA a PM. He has a long haired daschund (I think it has a mullet, actually), tracking dog.

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PM Rob, he has a wire haired daschound I believe, that seems to know what he's doing. He can prolly tell you a few pointers on the training.

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I beat ya by 28 seconds.:D

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Errt, John was right above you, I have a Wired Haired Dachshund.

Dachshunds make incredible tracking dogs as they have incredible noses on them. The first place I would look is John Jeanenne's book, Tracking Dogs for finding Wounded Deer. http://www.born-to-track.com/book/order-info.htm

Also, this is a great place to learn. http://www.unitedbloodtrackers.org/

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There are also many sites on the internet regarding blood tracking dogs.

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Sorry Rob - didn't think you would be that quick in the trigger/release lol

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Come on Dave.....I figure if they have to havethe dog,I may as well try to get some use out of it considering it (the dog) will be at camp with the family most of the time....;):D

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Gentleman, thanks for the Rob advice.....and Rob, I will definately look into the sites and go from there...I appreciate it!!!

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Don't mention it, no problem. The book is fantastic as well as the UBT. Great org.

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But the daschund is at the wrong end of the deer and will it only track half racks:D

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LOL, that's the right end for a dog. ;) He tracks them all and bear too. :) If it bleeds, he's on it and when the bleeding stops, that's where he shines.

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Rob, have you ever heard or seen where the mini'shave been used successfully?

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Dude...

WHATEVER you do.......teach the little bugger where "home" is. Rob's dog needs GPS.

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LMAO!!!!!

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Absolutely, I'd imagine the only reason the full size breed is used is speed. I'd imagine the mini being a little slow but the old proverbial saying, slow and steady wins the race. ;)

And Jeff's refering to Axel disappearing one morning while the truck was running ready to head to NC for some spring gobbler. He was missing 5 hours til some guy found him 1 mile away and brought him home. Little bugger was tracking something. [&:]

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Deer search, a group in the WNY area, uses mini dachshunds ....My wife breeds them...we just sold 6 puppies a month ago

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Yeah, yeah, Rob....

Lisa just told me to tell you (and everyone) that her cat, Romeo, even knows his way home.[8D]

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LMAO!!!!! Again!!!!

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OK here's the killer tracking dog in question!!!! Supposedly a dapple, thats what the wife told.....I know the diggs are coming...I am ready

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That is a piebald .. not a dapple .... he's a cutie!!!:D

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I really am not sure, If you say it is I will take your word,I was in Mexico when they bought it but if the little ****eater is going to be around the house, I thought I might be able to get some use out of it....:D

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What is the pre-cooked weight of that thing?

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I guess the weiner dog breed makes agood tracking dog. theres an outfit out of southern Wi that one can hire to track your game, I beleive they are the only outfit out of Wi that has the permit to do this. Other than that I think its stillillegal in Wi to use dogs for tracking deer.

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It is legal peanut. I had to use my beagle once but she was not trained but I gave it a shot.
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/faq/dog/dog.htm Ive kept this link.

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The way I see it.......

A GW's gonna have a REALLY hard time telling me I can't walk my Lab in the woods I hunt.;)

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He knows his way home, he just loves to do what he does and besides Jeff, we told Axel we were headed to your house, I can see why he ran away. :D

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Little bastage LOVED it here....and tried to stay. Besides.....he'd make a good snack for Coop.;)

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Less than 4lbs @ 7 weeks old....