Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 19

Vickie, just bought your book last week and I got into it pretty good so I finished reading it in a couple of days.

I am now going back and highlighting some of the early training that you start with. ex. play come / here, coon tail etc.

Now I have been coon hunting pretty steady for 18 years and have had some type of hound all my life. I have raised and trained two Grand Nites and a couple of Nite CHs.

I never have really had a hound that would mind very well, I never spent alot of yard time with them just a caged coon every now and then and alot of woods time.

I currently have a three month old black and tan female that is Northern Rocket bred that I would like to mold into the type of hound that minds me very well and is also a coon dog. I know that all of them do not make it but she is showing signs of being highly intelligent.

She already seems to know her name and comes to me in the yard when I call her, I say Candy "Here", she has also been exposed to squirrels tails and she gives our cat a fit in the yard.

I am a high school history teacher/softball coach and there is something I would like for you to do for me if you have time. If you could, would you post some time frames that you think that a dog should be able to comprehend some of these commands at what age.

What I would really like is some kind of a chart (that is the teacher in me coming out) that would give age then ability level. For example "here" 4-6 months? or "sit" 3-5 months? Also when has been your best time for the introduction of caged coons? Mine have been from 6-10 months old depending on the maturity of the dog. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Indiana
Posts: 793

David,

Interesting question.

How's the little one liking the new puppy? It hasn't worn off yet has it?

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Alan R. Holding
Fishers, IN

"Champions don't become champions in the winner's circle, they are merely recognized there!"

Home of "PKC CH UKC CH GR NITE CH HOLDING'S NORTHERN ROCKET (2001 B&T Days King of Hunt, 2001 UKC World Championship High Scoring Black & Tan, 2003 Purina Coonhound of the Year Breed Winner, and 2006 AKC World Champion Black & Tan)

Home of PKC CH GRCH GRNITECH BLACK IRON STRIKE - co-owned w/Darrell Bodkin

Home of GRCH GRNITECH BLACK JOLENE - co-owned with Darrell Bodkin

Home of NT CH Rocket's Little Witch - co-owned with Paul Bennett

Home of NTCH Black River Boots - co-owned with Derrick Bridge

Past Home of GRNITECH THE JOKER - now owned by Darrell Bodkin

Home of CH GR NITE CH ROCKET'S DEADLY LITTLE DIXIE (2007 AKC World Champion Black & Tan)

Home of PKC CH, UKC GRNITECH FUEL'S WICKED WITCH

Home of GRNITECH WHITE'S BLACK RIVER BONES - co-owned w/Darrell Bodkin

Past Home of GRNITE CH Ozark's Smokin' Fizz - Owned BY Don Martin

Past Home of NATIONAL GR NITE CH BLACK & TAN - CH GR NITE CH HOLDING'S ROCKET FUEL (2006 National Grand Nite Champion of Breed, 2006 UKC World Coonhound Championship High Scoring Black & Tan; 2006 Georgia State Champion; 2007 UKC World Coonhound Championship High Scoring Black & Tan)

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