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training help

Have a 3 year old female. She has never been hunted with another dog. She trained herself , I just haul her to the woods. She has been a little timid since I picked her up at 7 weeks old. Very cautious around new situations. Has treed alot of coon by herself, I have never shot a coon out to her. So Here's my question. . 3 weeks ago She had a big wisconsin coon kick her ass. 2 weeks ago I took her hunting and she didn't want to hunt as deep as usual. Checked back in with me every 20 minutes. Should I keep hunting her every week or should I take a month off and let her forget about the coon that kicked her ass.

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Give Her a a Break

Based on your description of her personality & recent experience, I would lay her up until she was hittin the gate and ready to go hunting. I wouldn’t put a time table on it.
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When you start her back to hunting, do your best to put her in fresh Coon sign The first few drops so she can regain her confidence. I guess she caught a coon or had one come down on her if your not shooting coons to her. Do your best to avoid her fighting any coons. You can’t control everything. Things happen during hunts.
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If she continues to struggle, you might try to hunt her with another dog that goes hunting and is not mean. She may not go with them at first due to being hunted alone.....but she will either go with them, hunt on her own, or do nothing.
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These are the best suggestions I can give you. Sometimes dogs just have to work through set backs at their own pace. Sometimes they are never the same. All you can do is try to help her along. Good luck!

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Happy Huntin’
Leon

training help

I think I would lay her up for a few weeks. Some hounds seem to forget about a bad experience over time. (Those monster Wisconsin coon can be intimidating.)
Years ago I was training a young gyp for a friend. She was running and treeing by herself at six months and doing a nice job. She caught one on the ground and the coon whipped her. She lost all interest in running or treeing coon. She never recovered. All dogs are different.

I've had the same issue with my bluetick, coon got on her at a young age and she was timid for a long time. She wouldnt hunt far and constantly checking back in. Ended up with a English hound a friend found treeing a house cat in the yard. Shes not the greatest hunter but very routy on the ground if anything comes at them. With another dog having her back in the woods she hunts way harder and alot less fearful. Not exactly a training fix but it has worked out in my situation.

First thing I’d do is make an appointment with your veterinarian and have her thyroid level tested. Are you doing what you can to protect her from ticks and the diseases they can spread? Lymes disease will make them lethargic and sap their energy.

Also intestinal parasites. Does she show any signs of worms? Dull coat, runny stools with blood, loss of appetite, etc.

Is this the first coon she’s had a scrap with? If not I’d lean more towards checking her for something wrong physically.

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Dan

Any better training methods, please?