| Information on training a hunting dog. The | | | | strength. Curs are hunting dogs that are very |
| term hunting dog is applied to any dog that | | | | well known to take on creatures that are much |
| is able to assist a human in the act of | | | | larger then they are. When you begin to |
| hunting. There are several different types of | | | | train your hunting dog the first thing you |
| breeds of dogs that are quite useful as | | | | need to do is to begin getting them used to |
| hunting dogs and each has a particularly | | | | the great outdoors. A dog that is going to |
| unique and useful talented that is used | | | | assist a hunting party needs to be able to |
| during hunting. Hounds such as coonhounds | | | | handle all types of weather. Allow your dog |
| are often used for stalking prey either by | | | | to roam around in an empty open area with |
| sight or sound. Sight hounds generally kill | | | | your close supervision. When doing this you |
| what they are stalking for their masters, | | | | want to make sure that your dog is given |
| while scent hounds are very likely to corner | | | | plenty of water. You are also going to need |
| prey in some manner so someone in the hunting | | | | to teach your hunting dog how to track. This |
| party may kill it. Hunters that hunt small | | | | task can be accomplished by purchasing a |
| game such a wild turkey and pheasants | | | | container of animal blood and create a small |
| normally use gun dogs. There are pointers who | | | | trail of it that your dog can follow. Leaving |
| point at game birds that are being tracked by | | | | a treat at the end of that trail can further |
| the hunting party and will additionally flush | | | | encourage your dog to take to tracking. If |
| out the prey for the hunter. There are also | | | | you are extremely patient with your dog while |
| pointers that basically freeze and point when | | | | training it to be a hunting dog in time you |
| a game bird is spotted and allows the hunting | | | | are going to have a very faithful and useful |
| party the opportunity to flush out the prey. | | | | member of your hunting party for years to |
| Retrievers are a class of hunting dog that | | | | come. |
| will go out an retrieve the carcasses of prey | | | | |
| that have been shot by the hunting party. | | | | Gray Rollins is a featured writer for - a |
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