I have been considering getting a new tracking dog prospect for tracking crippled deer.
Well, here she is.....Her name is Lacy, she is a full blooded Bluetick Coon Hound. Time will tell if I made the right pick. It's only been a day and she is about to wear me out. She better make a good one is all I can say!
I really wanted a Bavarian Mountain Bloodhound but they are quite proud of them and they start at about $1,000.00 if you can even get on the waiting list.
In an effort to keep me from buying a thousand dollar dog my bride Tammie, alerted me to an add in the local paper for some bluetick pups that were a third of the cost of a BMH.
We called the number in the add and setup an appointment to see the pups. I took a deer leg with me to see if i could get any reaction out of any of the pups and it came down to two females and we finally ended up with this one.
I had already decided I wanted a female as from my experience I feel females are a Little smarter and level headed. You have the issue of heat cycles but all in all I prefer a female.
The training process will start immediately with short deer blood training tracks and a regular diet of raw deer meat. I have been prepping for this and have enough blood, liver and legs to train 10 dogs.
Deciding to take on the training of a blood trail dog is quite a commitment if you expect results. It's going to be a pile of work and a lot of aggravation but in the end it will be worth it.
Here's a few pic's
Larry S.
