Registered: Feb 2009
Location: Branchville SC
Posts: 90
is it too late to train
im getting a 17 month male redbone.. the guy im getting it from says that he will bark at cage coon a couple of times but thats it and will run for about 10 mins and come back.. is it too late to train this redbone.. i plan on putting in bench shows but i would like for him to be able to tree..
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: newcastle, maine
Posts: 201
17 months is a good age to start. i had a walker male i started when he was 3. he learned real quick. and turned out to be one of my best hounds. i started him by spotting coons in corn fields and then leting him work realy hot tracks if you walk with your dog and encourage him at the tree you will get him on the right track
I dont believe all hope is ever lost on a dog, regardless of age...not talking geriatrics, if they are too old physically, just tough luck but if they had the ability and desire at 1 year old, it should still be there at 6...at least from my experience
Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Northwest Mississippi
Posts: 774
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That makes sense. I made the mistake of hooking a buddy of mine up with a dog.... and he never hunted him more than 5 or 6 times in the 1st 3 years. The dog is now 4 and ran and treed with other dogs a month or so ago after not being hunted for almost 2 years and was never really started to begin with.
it may take more to get them going as an older dog isnt as exciteable as a pup, but that is a good general rule of thumb...most reliable, trustworthy hound I have ever cut loose was 3 before she got any timber time
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Southwest Missouri
Posts: 1130
I would just hunt him with a old tree dog and let him come into it. A real natural coondog will train themselves but they got to get timber time. Let him do his thing. Its never too late, but some wait too long if that makes any sense.
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Registered: Feb 2008
Location: SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
Posts: 1451
i aint trying to be a smart a$$ but that should be about the right age to start a redbone. good luck
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it is never too late. i just got a 9 yr old husky to run and tree last week. did it on a bet!!! it is just some times we need to see a light at the end of the tunnle your dog in all fairness is just now ready to start as red dogs go.. not all but a lot.... main thing is what has happend too it before you got it can that be fix good or bad.
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boy's i tell ya how it is. i'am not here to bs you. i'am here to hunt dogs and get you the most for your money.my door is open for anyone to come hunt, spend the night or the weekend i hunt hard and it shows in my dogs 317-494-1098 danny suttles
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