Lakeland Kennel
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Registered: Jan 2009
Location: Central Illinois
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I don't know about the rest of you guys but when my dogs are trailing, I am standing there in the dark listening to the dogs. In 40+ years of coon hunting, there has been a few times I could actually see the dogs trail, but, 99% of the time, I am standing there in the dark. With that being said, when I record the dogs trailing, there is nothing but the dark to record.
As to the value of recording the dogs trailing, it is my opinion that it is important. For one thing, it proves the dogs are not silent trailers. It would be my guess that some of the dogs Brian recorded might have been silent trailers. There is getting to be more and more silent trailing dogs being bred. My trailing videos feature my dog's track mouth. I think the type of track mouth and volumn of the track bark is very important to prospective breeders and pup buyers. I think the locate and roll over is important. Does the dog have a distnict locate and roll over or do you have to guess when the dog is treed?
I have an advantage over Brian doing my dogs. I can record when the conditions are good and at favorable locations. He has to use what he gets on the time the appointment to record the dog. So I sincerely appreciate what he did record. He certainly spends much more time editing and precisely presenting the dogs in the most favorable light. Heck, I just slop my stuff together using entry level equipment and editing software. But, folks that buy my pups can see and hear what their pups are out of. To me, that is a big improvement on just going on what an advertisement says. Believe it or not, there might be a few folks that may not tell the truth in their ads. LOL
Trailing can be presented. The clips I posted prove it, and more important, the treed coons can be taped, (if indeed the coon was treed.) I reckon in a lot of cases, the dogs may have been awarded circle points.LOL There are plenty of Champions made on the benefit of a doubt.
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Dave Haugh
LAKELAND KENNELS
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English Coonhounds
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Gr Ch Lakeland's Phoebe
PKC Sq Ch Lakeland's Mini Mouse
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Mt Curs
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Ch SqCh Lakeland's Lucy
SqCh Lakeland's Goldie
SqCh Lakeland's Kate
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Beagles
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Dual GrCh Blank's Midnight
GrCh HBCh Lakeland's Cricket II
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