Shed Dog in Training
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Shed Dog in Training
New Years only means one thing for my wife and I and thats shed hunting! My wife and I just got a new red lab pup last Spring. She is turning out to be an awesome dog and I can't wait to get her out to do the real thing. Does anybody else have shed dogs?
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My son has trained his black lab mix to find sheds. He is good in training, but only ok in the woods.
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Those are some nice looking dogs.
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
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Can anyone point me to some info for training shed dogs? I have a half lab, half bull-mastiff that has great instincts.
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tmarbut wrote:Can anyone point me to some info for training shed dogs? I have a half lab, half bull-mastiff that has great instincts.
Thanks!
My wife and I are training our lab to hunt sheds and blood trail. She is doing really good and found her first set already this year! My wife said it was a group effort as she saw the first and was able to let the dog find them on her own. Ill have a pic up here soon.
We used the training aids from Dog Bone. They have a soft antler for beginner training and antler scent. Ive talked with Jeremy Moore and think he is a top notch trainer.
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Here is Maize. She is 9 months old and has passed her United Blood Trackers (UBT 1) test and her first found sheds.
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My son used dogbone as well. Jeremy lives not too far from me and I have talked to him several times at seminars.
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Nice looking dogs guys. I too have a lab that I use for finding sheds and bird hunting. I also did all the training myself. I think the most important thing with any dog or more specifically a hunting dog is general obedience. Once your dog has that you can train them to do anything. Its really fun being out in the woods with my dog Walter and watching him know the difference between "finding a bird" and "finding a bone".
Walter...
Here is his first shed he found at 5 months...
Here is the last shed he found last fall when he went wandering while I was picking apples...
If anyone has specific questions with what training I did don't hesitate to ask!
Walter...
Here is his first shed he found at 5 months...
Here is the last shed he found last fall when he went wandering while I was picking apples...
If anyone has specific questions with what training I did don't hesitate to ask!
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Are you guys using that rack wax? How about a write up on how you are going about your training?
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There are some videos on youtube
basically catch- to hiding- to hiding with gloves and scent control and waiting days.
The real ones you find dont have wax.....
Congrats to all the guys with trained dogs or training.
Big attaboy to UP for his bloodtracker too. Nothing like explaining to people why you have blood and livers in your freezer, lol. The deer hoof taped to the boot wasnt even worth trying to discuss.
basically catch- to hiding- to hiding with gloves and scent control and waiting days.
The real ones you find dont have wax.....
Congrats to all the guys with trained dogs or training.
Big attaboy to UP for his bloodtracker too. Nothing like explaining to people why you have blood and livers in your freezer, lol. The deer hoof taped to the boot wasnt even worth trying to discuss.
Green and growing... Or red and rotting
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Pullintoobs wrote:Are you guys using that rack wax? How about a write up on how you are going about your training?
I bought some but honestly never used it. The reason I never used it with my dog is we did most of the training in the winter/early spring time with snow on the ground and with snow on the ground most of the time all you may see is a tine or two sticking up through the snow. Maybe he would smell the ring wax through the snow but I wanted him to start using his nose AND his eyes to find sheds. Using his eyes also was one of the harder things he had to learn. I figured once he found some "real" sheds he would pick up and associate the smell with it and he did.
Number one thing I did with my dog when training him was limiting his exposure to sheds when he was young. I never understood why people said," just give him a shed to chew on all day long and he'll be a perfect shed dog". Dogs are like humans and want things they can't have! Give them the shed to play with for a half hour once a day and put it in the closet the rest of the time. I guarantee you he'll be begging for that shed every time you walk by that closet. I want them to 'want the shed', not just go for a walk and maybe find one.
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gjs4 wrote:There are some videos on youtube
basically catch- to hiding- to hiding with gloves and scent control and waiting days.
The real ones you find dont have wax.....
Congrats to all the guys with trained dogs or training.
Big attaboy to UP for his bloodtracker too. Nothing like explaining to people why you have blood and livers in your freezer, lol. The deer hoof taped to the boot wasnt even worth trying to discuss.
Gloves are a must. I would wash my practice sheds with No Scent laundry detergent and then use a ATV to drive around and toss them places. You know walking doesn't work when the dog does your same path but in reverse when you return to the house haha. Also don't be afraid to let them know when you are hiding them at first, just make sure they don't trample you when you open the door.
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Only concern I have using dogs for shed hunting in my area is porcupines. They seem to find sheds pretty quick and I'd be afraid of dogs getting a face full of quills.
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