Registered: Mar 2013
Location: Rover,Arkansas
Posts: 1130

Not trying to sound mean but if you can't get a dog over being gun shy you don't need to train a dog or you need a different dog.
My first "coondog" was gun shy . The day I sold her was under the tree busting squirrels with a 12 gauge. It's an easy fix if you use your brain.

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Registered: May 2015
Location: IN
Posts: 2760

I have my shooting range 40 yds from my hounds and it gets used a lot. I always get pups use to the noise by starting them off with quiet shells. I have someone playing with the pup while someone fires the gun several yds away. Positive experience and a occupied mind, a little common sence. 45 years and never seen one get gun shy

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Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Prince Edward Island,Canada
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the only coonhound that I've had yet that was gun shy was also scared of coons too, treed tons of coons before she would ever grab one. Always just tied her way back when I shot coons out took 3 or 4 years before she got over it.

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Registered: Jan 2007
Location: indiana
Posts: 44

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Originally posted by HERSHSHUNTIN
there is 2 of ya hunting one of you should be with the pup petting him up and reassuring him while the other fellow shoots him out--let the young dog know its a good thing, he just needs his confidence built up. IMO

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