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We still use the same command, "Hunt 'em up!" but her gear is totally different. When tracking large game she has the long lead and collar. Rabbit hunting varies if we're out for fun or competition. For fun, she's naked so she doesn't get hung up in brier patches and competition is a collar on a...

Surprisingly enough, she's good about sticking with the task that I ask of her. Just like with other tracking dogs and dealing with the distraction of live deer scent or live deer within sight, the blood trail and scent of a dying deer means there is an excellent chance of instant gratification...

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...