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Posted by Lourens Oosthuizen
on March 9, 2009, 1:24 am
HI THERE..
I HOPE YOU CAN ANSWER MY QUESTION. I HAVE BOUGHT A GAME FARM WITH A BEAGLE ±5YEARS OLD AS PART OF THE PACKAGE FROM A DECEASED OWNER. THE DOG IS VERY EAGER TO TRACK SPOOR BUT IT SEAMS AS IF IT GET CONFUSED AND LOOSE TRACK. I DON'T KNOW THE COMMANDS HE WAS TRAINED WITH SO I TRY THE USUAL ONES WITH NO SUCCESS. APPARENTLY HE WAS TRAINED TO TRACK SPOOR AND NOT BLOOD OF THE WOUNDED ANIMALS AND I WAS TOLD THAT A HARNESS IS ACTUALLY KICKING IN HIS TRACKING SKILLS BUT EVEN WITH THIS HE SEEMS TO LOOSE TRACK, RUNNING AROUND WITH ITS NOSE ON THE GROUND FOR HOURS BUT NOT LOCATING THE WOUNDED ANIMAL. AT TIMES HE FOLLOW THE VISSIBLE SPOOR PERFECTLY AS I GUIDE HIM IN THE DIRECTION BUT WHEN I START TO BATTLE TO FOLLOW THEN HE ALSO LOOSE TRACK AND END UP ON OTHER SPECIES TRACKS MAKING SNORKLING NOISES AS HE PROCEED. HE IS A VERY HARD WORKER AND FIT AS HELL, SOMETIMES FINDING HIS OWN WAY TO US IN THE VELD FROM CAMP ±5KM AWAY.MY QUESTION TO YOU GUYS IS WHAT SHOULD I DO? I USE THE FARM AS A WEEKEND GET AWAY ONLY OUTSIDE SEASON WITH SOMEONE TO LOOK AFTER IT WHEN WE NOT THERE. DURING HUNTING SEOSON WE ARE THERE OFTEN AND SPENT PLENTY TIME WITH CLEO AS HE IS THE MOST FUNLOVING PET AND EXCELLENT WITH THE KIDS.PLEASE GUIDE ME WITH YOUR EXPERT ADVISE ON HOW I CAN USE THIS DOG FOR WHAT HE WAS TRAINED FOR AND APPARENTLY HE WAS VERY VERY GOOD IN DOING THIS JOB.
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON
REGARD LOURENS
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