Leashed Tracking Dog License

[airedale]

I have never used a dog to track a wounded Deer but I have recovered Coyotes and Foxes several times with my dogs. So to be legal for Deer I decided awhile back to take the test for a leashed tracking dog license, took the test this morning and passed it. Also wanted to take the test just to see if I could pass it having trained hunting dogs my whole life. The license is good for 5 years  and going to cost $75 and will be basically for personal use if I ever wound one and have to use a dog to recover it legally.

Al

Edited April 14 by airedale

[CharlieNY]

I'm sure you will put it to use sometime in the future.

[First-light]

Pretty cool. I used my older dog once to track a deer. He was very methodical and I was impressed. Very enjoyable experience. 

[airedale]

Got my License in the mail the other day, I now have to train my dog, the tracking part is no problem. I have an Airedale female that is a heck of a good track dog "unleashed", how she will do tracking while being somewhat restricted on a long lead remains to be seen. She handles so well with just voice commands that I have rarely ever had her on a leash so this is going to be an interesting project.

Al

[First-light]

13 minutes ago, airedale said:

Got my License in the mail the other day, I now have to train my dog, the tracking part is no problem. I have an Airedale female that is a heck of a good track dog "unleashed", how she will do tracking while being somewhat restricted on a long lead remains to be seen. She handles so well with just voice commands that I have rarely ever had her on a leash so this is going to be an interesting project.

Al

Enjoy its going to be great!

[grampy]

Congratulations Al. I've had my LTDL since 1998. So much fun as you well know, working with a dog to achieve a goal. Your dog can be certified as well. 

[airedale]

18 hours ago, grampy said:

Congratulations Al. I've had my LTDL since 1998. So much fun as you well know, working with a dog to achieve a goal. Your dog can be certified as well. 

Thanks Grampy, when it comes to any kind of activities involving Dogs especially hunting it will get my interest.

Al

[airedale]

Doing some long line leash work with Harleigh, Like I said above she was never leashed trained period and handled for me just fine with voice commands. She is a heck of a track dog and has recovered a couple of varmints for me that so the tracking part for her is like rolling off a log, she has some of the top hunting Airedales in the US in her pedigree. She seems to be coming along a lot better than I expected.

When it comes to performance, breeding is everything and a well bred dog can make one look like a good trainer. Like Coon Hound trainer extraordinaire John Wick would say.

Al

"Every pup is like a lottery ticket, except that you have to feed it for a year before you can scratch it to see what you've got. Sometimes the gamble pays. and sometimes it does not."

JW

[grampy]

For blood tracking training, at first drag a piece of liver through the woods for a couple hundred yards. Make some sharp turns too. Leave a nice piece at the end for a reward. As your dog progresses, make the line longer and harder. Then intermittently pick up the liver for a ways and set it back down. Also use deer hides and deer legs for the drag.

My mentor John Jeanneney, a founding member of Deersearch, wrote a great book that may help you train for blood tracking. It's called "Tracking Dogs" For Finding Wounded Deer. Amazon has it.

If I can help you in any way, or answer a question you may have. I'd be happy to do so.

[airedale]

What is Ironic is after having spent a lifetime training hunting dogs, one of the very first things I get done is breaking them from messing with and running Deer and here I am training for the opposite. LOL!.

Al