Dobre.Butelka
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Hello! Creating this thread to share Telka's adventures as we prepare for our first season of tracking wounded large game in NY state.
I'm Angie & Telka is a female standard smooth dachshund from European lines - shorter back and longer legs than the American bred variety which helps with her versatility in the field. She just turned 4 years old, yesterday, on August 25th. We like to keep busy so we also successfully compete in AKC field trials, earthdog, agility, lure coursing as well as Barn Hunt and Nose Work. She has been hunting rabbit since she was old enough to run with the pack; around 10 weeks was her first rabbit hunt. While we lived in the Portland, OR area (sadly wounded game tracking is not legal, yet) we trained for over a year towards becoming certified in Search & Rescue HRD. Before being able to test for our certification, we moved to Ft. Drum, NY where my husband is currently stationed in the Army. Looking for a new outlet, when not rabbit hunting, we came across wounded large game tracking. It has been a whirlwind of a year!
June 3rd, 2016 we (to my total surprise) passed the NATC's 20-hour blood tracking test. The test was a minimum of 1,000 meters long, with 3 wound beds, minimum of 20-hours aged and with 8oz of deer blood. No deer scenting shoes were used. There was steady wind gusts overnight, fair amount of rain and several game tracks noted while on the track. It was my first ever attempt at taking a test like this. This was a total boost in confidence, and pride, in all that Telka can accomplish if I believe in my dog.
Being a dachshund, our main focus is hunting and tracking and she sure does love a good adventure. Excited for this season to start up here in the North Country.
I'm Angie & Telka is a female standard smooth dachshund from European lines - shorter back and longer legs than the American bred variety which helps with her versatility in the field. She just turned 4 years old, yesterday, on August 25th. We like to keep busy so we also successfully compete in AKC field trials, earthdog, agility, lure coursing as well as Barn Hunt and Nose Work. She has been hunting rabbit since she was old enough to run with the pack; around 10 weeks was her first rabbit hunt. While we lived in the Portland, OR area (sadly wounded game tracking is not legal, yet) we trained for over a year towards becoming certified in Search & Rescue HRD. Before being able to test for our certification, we moved to Ft. Drum, NY where my husband is currently stationed in the Army. Looking for a new outlet, when not rabbit hunting, we came across wounded large game tracking. It has been a whirlwind of a year!
June 3rd, 2016 we (to my total surprise) passed the NATC's 20-hour blood tracking test. The test was a minimum of 1,000 meters long, with 3 wound beds, minimum of 20-hours aged and with 8oz of deer blood. No deer scenting shoes were used. There was steady wind gusts overnight, fair amount of rain and several game tracks noted while on the track. It was my first ever attempt at taking a test like this. This was a total boost in confidence, and pride, in all that Telka can accomplish if I believe in my dog.
Being a dachshund, our main focus is hunting and tracking and she sure does love a good adventure. Excited for this season to start up here in the North Country.