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What skills do you have to train a puppy to hunt?

2022-01-30 / 386 Read

Training dogs is one of the must-have skills for dog owners. Dogs that have been trained can complete the specified goals under the command of their owners. . Today, the following dog is an example, to talk about some skills of training it. The lower dog likes to chase poultry habitually, can be trained, is suitable for hunting, and is very friendly to people, so it is a good hunting dog candidate. The six months, seven months and eight months of puppies are the period of the fastest development of the nervous system and the golden period for training puppies. At this time, hunting training for puppies can form a conditioned reflex. How to train a puppy to hunt? These two skills must be mastered!   

  Tracking

In the wild, it takes two owners to develop a puppy's ability to track wildlife. An owner dragged the slain bird and beast, and the owner of the hound ordered the hound to follow. When a puppy finds a slain bird or beast, the owner immediately rewards it with a piece of fresh meat, or encourages it by touching its head. Gradually increase the distance from near to far. After the puppies complete the task, they can go to the hunting ground for hunting training. Hunting grounds should be chosen where there are not too many hares. During training, when the hare was frightened away, the owner followed the hound after waiting for the hare to escape. Sometimes puppies get lost, and the lost track is usually behind the hound's lost state. The owner brought the hound back a short distance to follow the hare again. If the puppy can't find the trail, the owner needs to help; or the owner finds the rabbit trail and points it to the hound, and then orders the hound to continue tracking the rabbit; or the owner traps the hound where it is stuck , then turn it around. In any case, puppies cannot be asked to abandon the trail of one rabbit and chase another rabbit, which will lead to the inferiority of puppies to lose their trail.   

  Picking   

 When the puppy is four months old, the owner throws an object into the yard or threshing floor to train the puppy. At the beginning, the puppies often bite when they find something, and the owner should stop it immediately and order it to hand over the thing that comes back to him. In order to make the puppy happy to complete this action, it needs to be achieved through food temptation.     Hound training should be done from near to far. Puppies are trained to use food lures, and gradually change to petting, encouraging methods, so that the hounds form a strong conditioned reflex. The owner threw away dead birds and beasts and ordered the puppies to be picked up and handed over to the owner. It's the same as training other puppies. With repeated training using this method, puppies must be able to develop strong conditioning and this hunting skill can be consolidated. If the puppies are timid when searching and picking up prey in the hunting grounds, the owner needs to lead them in the search. After several such field coaches, the puppies became more courageous and dared to complete hunting tasks alone. Puppy hunting training in the wild is not difficult, but the owner must persevere in order to achieve satisfactory results.