Bloodhound for tracking dog

[Bowhunter1994]

My female .should come in heat again in August should have pups weaned off and ready to go before Christmas.

Are u talking about a balvarian mountain hound??

[Clark]

My hound is now 3.
She’s a family pet first, her tracking opportunities are limited because Comet and I only knock down a couple animals a year.
Wellingtontx never shoots anything.

Discipline is not her strong suit, but happy to report she is no longer consuming the exterior of my house.

I read Jeanneney’s book, great place to start.
My mock trails didn’t go so well, it seemed like I was confusing her although she enjoyed following both my scent trail and the mock.
Decided she and I would just figure it out together on a few real blood trails each season.
Because its tough to read whats going on in her pointed little head, I don’t discipline her when tracking.
I only praise the good and she responds well.
It’s important to recognize with this breed, they definitely want to please but the drive to track what’s in their nose will test your obedience patience. When that front door opens, she’s gonna go. It seems to override her common sense. She knows if she runs out the front door she will be disciplined, but her nose takes over and the screensaver in her brain comes on. She acts appropriately guilty when I catch up with her, but she just can’t turn it off. Perhaps this is why they are not a real popular breed, because our whole street loves her.
Coming from training Labs, your Dad's patience will be tested.
They are really strong despite the sloppy look, but not aggressive.

On her first real tracking job, she nailed it.
Found my arrow 10 seconds from being let out of the truck. She walked straight to it.
Followed the blood for 100 yards, made one left turn off the trail and found the doe easy. It was a simple track and I think any breed of dog with a good nose would have made it look easy, she sure did.
My dog is just a pet, never followed another tracking dog, only doing what comes natural and praised when she does what I like. I expect Daisy and I will end up being real good at finding animals.
With your Dad’s experience training dogs and starting with the best nose in the K9 world, I’d expect exceptional results.

They are not dumb. And having owned dogs all my life, its easy to underestimate just how strong their front shoulders are. I’d imagine a male to be a real handful when he gets wound-up.

Several have commented on the name, Blood hounds get their name from having pure hound blood, not the ability to track blood.
They are a hound, a pure-blood hound, nothing more.
Great care was taken to ensure no other blood was in their bloodline. Walkers, Blue Ticks and all other hounds have mixed bloods.
Good luck and keep us posted on how she does.

[k9trainer]

Only thing is, find a breeder that still breeds for tracking. There are many bloodhounds bred for show and they have been bred for every characteristic EXCEPT the ability to track.

I'm looking at buying a Bavarian Mountain Hound from Germany. Hounds are great tracking dogs, like many breeds but its all in the specific practices of the breeder you choose. Good luck!

I have a definite lead on one heck of a breeding in Slovakia if you're interested.