If you use dogs to find sheds or deer you cant find how do you train them??

I cannot say anything on the sheds but trackign dogs I can give you a lot of info. I would first look at the web site www.unitedbloodtrackers.org you can also look at my web site www.hillockkennels.com then go to the page for training your BMH. Both web sites have a lot of good information on them. I would start with a young dog. Most hunting breeds will work for the average hunter who is just needing a tracking dog for thenselves and maybe their friends. You do not need one of the specialty breeds unless you are going to regularly be tracking deer shot 20-40 hrs after the shot and a lot of them. The reason to start with a young dog is that it takes a couple of years of working with them to get a dog that you know and can trust on a track. If you start with an older dog by the time you have it trained the dog will only have a few usefully years left and you will have to start all over training a new dog. I do not know where you are located but I hear UBT will be holding a tracking seminar in mid west Alabama this coming Feb. Keep an eye on their web site as details will be posted soon.

Good luck training your dog.
Ken

The next time you kill a deer, save the skin and some of the insides.

Cut the liver, heart, and kidneys up into pieces.

Out of your dog's sight, drag the skin thru the woods. Put some of the cut up bits on top of the skin.

Take the dog where you started your drag and get him on the trail. Think of a command you want to start the dog tracking and say it over and over as the dog tracks. If he gets off a little and doesn't regain the trail, guide him back to it.

When he gets to the skin, he gets the treat. Give him lots of praise.

Repeat the process a few times, until you are sure he can do it on his own. I made a game of it, and even increased the degree of difficulty as the dog tracked better. Once you have made a game of it, you are good to go.