My buddy Josh (in pic) shot a doe during the bow season last Saturday. He didnt hit her good so we had little blood. I decided that it would be good for my 3 month old pup "Jackson" to come along so I went home and got him. We had very little work at home tracking (tracking hotdogs which I had drug through the grass:) but I thought it would be a learning lesson or atleast a excuse to get him out in the woods with me. I got my pup on the blood and he was nose to ground...and seemed to enjoy it... A few times I thought he was going to get off course and starting scenting a fox or live deer but everytime I had a doubt he would have nose buried in a blood spot...He had some trouble working his way through the thick brush but who wouldnt being that small? My buddy Josh and i were really impressed. Once Jackson got to the deer me and Josh bothed praised him like crazy and I gave him plenty of treats and let him lick the deer.....It was very cool and I just wanted to share.
I did recover some of the blood from that deer and have since had a training session using it. Any other training techniques for helping blood tracking with a pup? I am a member of a hunt club and told the members to let me know when they have to track a deer....the more deer the better to help get him use to this, right?
Here is a picture once we got to the deer.
I never get tired of watching a dog work. Good for you.