Danny Glista
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Registered: Aug 2006
Location: Berlin Center,Oh
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When I start to work pups with a net,what I'm looking for is the natural insticnt in them to want to chase at the start and when I put that net up on the side of the tree,naturally climb up and tree on it! NOW,some might think it's just a game but in all reality, this from the start actually starts to imprint in thier young minds how to chase and tree a coon. If it's them this brings it out. The whole idea from the start it to imprint in the pups mind that what they chase is eventually going to climb sooner or later unless it's speed beef!! All I use is coon scent on the net that Terry Tucker sells and when I start to lay drags for them which is 2 or 3 at best,I'll take the scent bottle and spray 2 sides of the tree so they can locate the tree better. The net I'll spray with scent just before I lay the drag. All drags are laid in the morning when the dew is heavy and the pups have the best chance to succeed. If you watched the video,why would those pups be at all interested in that coon if they haven't ever seen one let alone tree up on it when I put it up on the fence. The only thing they have ever saw before that time was the net with scent on it. What I have done is start to condition in thier young minds to tree and if it's not there to begin with,they will fail,net or no net! I can see where putting a coon in a net and laying drags could work,I have done it myself years ago but this way,if done properly at the time these pups reach 5 months old,I'll cut a coon loose across an open field,let them watch it go and just before the coon reaches the woods,I'll cut them loose and they will go on the chase and be treeing when it climbs because they have been trained and condition to do so in thier young minds at a very young age! All this being done with 5 or 6 pups and less than 20 spent of my own time! That's what make the net so valuable and to boot,never have to kill a coon. They tree because they have been trained and conditioned to do so! That's what the net does and yes,if one can help it,never let them get ahold of the net,that's what keeps them wanting more! If it happens,peel it off them and continue on! Yes,I can see where some may think of it as just a game to play,When they turn 5 months old,I'll video this games outcome when I cut a coon loose,the game is over and they will have treed thier first coon! If it's there from the start,this just imprints it in thier young minds with very little to no effort on trainers part. Just some commin sense,patience and a bit of time! I've trained pups for years,there is no easier way to get a bunch of pups started,period. The net program allows the pups to work as a pack,learn from one another and creates boldness in numbers,the best all around situation for training a bunch of pups in my book and along with that,always ending in a positive outcome!! You just can't beat it! What you see and maybe some others might not fit your program but for me,it works and I'll continue to do so until someone can show me something better than! Good,?,hope I explained it for you! Let me say just one other thing about starting pups this early. Many feel you start them early,they get burned out! No truth to it what so ever! If the pup goes backwords,100% of the time it will be the one hunting its fault! Over hunting,bad handling with no patience is all that is needed to make them want less instead of more! Yes,I never have seen a pup go backwords on it's own,owners cause it! Have you ever seen a pup put on it's own collar,load itself in the box and go hunting,I never have! Who left to blame other than!!!Just some food for thought! Just because you start them early,you must also hunt them smart and let them tell you what is needed! They'll tell ya if one is willing to take notice and learn them!! Later,Danny G.
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