Beagle hunting training question, please look if you are familiar with training beagles.?

Question

I would really like to get a beagle, and i love to hunt all game. Is it possible to train a beagle to hunt: rabbits,Pheasants, and ducks? I know that they dont do well with cold water, but i have a friend who we normally use, that can handle bad weather. But is it possible to train a beagle to hunt all those. I have lots of patciance and will try anything. Thanks

Answer 1

Rabbits and Pheasants should be okay but not so sure about the ducks. Here in Virginia, we use them for deer and they work great.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I own a few beagles and enjoy http://forums.huntingboards.com/ and use it as a great reference for training beagles. I have not thought about using a beagle for duck hunting. The differnce I see is duck hunting is a different type of situation than upland hunting. Duck hunting you sit and call to get the ducks to come to you. Upland hunting you go to find the spot the game is at. A beagle will sometimes retreive but it is breed to follow a scent. Beagles will go in cold water to chase game such as in hunting a swamp rabbit. A swamp rabbit will go into to water to escape and swim a pretty good ways. Pheasents or quail are to me a bonus to me when hunting with my beagle yet to some people it is a very negative to thier hunt. To each his own. If you go to http://forums.huntingboards.com/ and ask the same question you will get responses from some very good beagle trainers.

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Beagle hunting training question, please look if you are familiar with training beagles.?
I would really like to get a beagle, and i love to hunt all game. Is it possible to train a beagle to hunt: rabbits,Pheasants, and ducks? I know that they dont do well with cold water, but i have a friend who we normally use, that can handle bad weather. But is it possible to train a beagle to hunt...

Answer 5

I've hunted rabbits with beagles for years. There's not a better dog for it. We normally will take new dogs out on hunts with experienced ones. It usually takes about a season of hunting with experienced animals for the newby to really get into the game. It's best to find a dog with good hunting parents. Sometimes it's just in their blood and they become proficient very quickly. Take them out and let them run! After a kill, always show the dogs what they accomplished. This not only is great motivation, but also lets them know that they're done running this particular rabbit, and it's time to find a new trail. The new dog will smell the rabbit and get a better idea of what's going on and recognize the scent they were following on the trail. The more this is reinforced the better it will learn what to do. Good luck

Answer 6

Beagles are great rabbit dogs that's what they were bred for, none are better. I've actually had pretty good success with my beagle on pheasants, she's won't hold a point on them, but she is great at flushing them. It's kind of embarrasing if you happen to be on the field with another bird dog, she won't honor their point and just flys by them barking her head off. But if you hunt on a leash and keep her limitations in mind, you should be ok. Ducks, give it up. No chance in the world would she ever retrieve a duck. If you are primarily interested in bird hunting, go with a lab or golden retriever, much better choice.

Answer 7

Many people love the idea of owning a dog but one thing that they have to keep in mind often times, is that the dog needs to be trained. While the pet may look heart-breakingly cute when it's in a shelter or at the pound, picking out the dog is only the first part of the relationship between dog owner and the animal. Many people don't understand that they have to put time and effort into socializing the dog.

An unsocialized dog will intimidate others, tear up the home, and will create an environment that can become so bad that the it will have to be returned. Many times when dogs have to be returned to shelters or to other resources, it will end up euthanized, which is very heartbreaking. All of this can be spared if a person learns the various techniques in order to socialize the dog.

One thing that they have to understand is that the he wants to be told what to do. It's in the canine nature to follow a leader. The dog will be more than willing to obey the leadership of its master. Here's a look at some common techniques that are used in dog training:

"Dog Whispering"

This is a technique that has been around for a while, but gained national notoriety over the last 10 years. Some people might hear this term and wonder how in the world whispering to a dog can train it! Whispering isn't meant to be taken literally in this case. As trainers have shown, whispering is a term that refers to connecting with a being or an entity on a very deep and almost spiritual level. When it comes to dog training techniques, dog whispering involves careful observation of the dog's behavior and actions.

It literally entails getting inside the mind and the behavior system of the canine. When a person uses dog whispering techniques, they interact with the dog on the canine level. Again, one the most common mistakes that people make is treating the dog like a small human being.

"Reward Training"

Reward training is very simple and it's one of the older tricks that works. This is a simple method of training the dog by positive reinforcement. Once he does what it is told to do, it receives a treat. How this works is that the dog owner must entice the dog towards the treat. Once the canine develops awareness for the treat, it develops a strong desire for it. When the desire for it is extremely strong, the dog owner pulls back. Then the dog receives a command and when the dog obeys the command, it receives the treat. The object is to make the dog associate a treat with the command.

"Clicker Training"

Other dog training techniques include one that is similar to reward training, which is called clicker training. How this works is that the clicker is incorporated to get the dog's attention. The clicker is clicked as a form of communication with the dog. It learns that there is a command or reward associated in conjunction with the clicker. Many people claim that this is fun, and they actually make a game with the dog by using the clicker for their dog training tasks.

"Ultrasonic Whistle"

Last, a relatively new form of dog training technique is called the ultrasonic whistle. This works because the ultrasonic sound is only heard by the dog. When the owner is trying to communicate a command, or stop the dog from barking, they will blow on their whistle when they want to communicate a command to the dog. The benefit of this is that the humans can't hear this noise, but the dog can hear it, and they will learn to associate the sound with a command.

Dog training techniques aren't hard to incorporate, but they are something that absolutely must be incorporated from the time a dog owner brings their new dog home. No matter how old or how young the dog is, they will need training. Once they are trained properly, they will be a wonderful addition to one's family.

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Answer 8

Beagles are natural trackers, so they are good with ground game. They were specifically developed as a breed for rabbits, and pheasants should work well also. Ducks, I don't know. Probably not so much since they are not quiet when they track. You haven't heard anything 'til you've heard a beagle on the trail of a rabbit.

Answer 9

My three (3)* Beagles will hunt & retrieve rabbits, pheasants, grouse & woodcock.* They let me know what they are working & hunting by watching their tail.* Hunter of small game with Beagles for more years than I can count.* Good luck with the Ducks, however it is highly unlikely you will succeed pursuing them with a Beagle.* DUCKS= Labrador Retriever.*

Answer 10

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/0U29A

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.