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My 2 1/2 year old English dog has been slick treeing a lot and i dont know what to do ive tried pulling him off and sending him on his way to finish the track but he pulles up way to early he is a hard tree dog. Any advice would be greatful

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I have the same problem with mine. He is 19 months old. I'm about to give up hope for him.

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As soon as you are sure the tree is slick (quicker the better) cut a switch and let the dog know you dont like empty trees, just enough to send him packin. The balance between praise and disipline at the tree will vary between dogs and finding that balance is the key to makeing a dog that likes to tree a little to much more accurate.

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As soon as you are sure the tree is slick (quicker the better) cut a switch and let the dog know you dont like empty trees, just enough to send him packin. The balance between praise and disipline at the tree will vary between dogs and finding that balance is the key to makeing a dog that likes to tree a little to much more accurate.

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Originally posted by Hoosier Man1
John is right. The key is to be more stubborn then your dog. Keep riding it night after night. It will soon realize it's no fun being wrong if it has a brain.

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Heres the thing about hounds; they are all victims of their genetics and handlers. I've re worked about as many as any body and some make it and some do not. A hound will pretty much be the same style at a year old as he will be at five years old. If he sits down and trees consistently on his own and is accurate, he will usually be the same as a five year old; if he is inaccurate he will continue to be so. Some dogs you can "adjust" on and they improve to a degree, the majority do not. As I said, they are a victim of their genetics. I would bet that some where in his three generation is one or more hounds that were inaccurate; some people can live with this, many of us cannot.

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Heres the thing about hounds; they are all victims of their genetics and handlers. I've re worked about as many as any body and some make it and some do not. A hound will pretty much be the same style at a year old as he will be at five years old. If he sits down and trees consistently on his own and is accurate, he will usually be the same as a five year old; if he is inaccurate he will continue to be so. Some dogs you can "adjust" on and they improve to a degree, the majority do not. As I said, they are a victim of their genetics. I would bet that some where in his three generation is one or more hounds that were inaccurate; some people can live with this, many of us cannot.

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pigsit proving he is a great poster on this forum...good stuff

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