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  1. Hunting Dachshund
    Thank goodness!!!
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    I hunt Cottontail rabbits with European dachshunds and 2 pharaoh hounds here in North Carolina, USA. These rabbits generally stay above ground (unlike European rabbits). Dachshunds flush rabbits out of briars, pharaohs grab and kill them. Pharaohs are part scent-, part sighthounds, which means that they use their nose more than the true sighthounds such as greyhounds. They are quite agile and sturdier built, but like sighthounds they demand quite a bit of exercise (mine get stir crazy at home if they are not run regularly). Like someone already said, they are noisy. They bark on sight (unli
  3. Hunting Dachshund
    The problem with sighthounds is that their skin is often too thin and too tight to be stitched. How large and where is the cut? If not too large, if the edges of the wound fit to one another, AND if the wound is clean, you may try using a little bit of "Krazy Glue" (or another cyanoacrylate glue) on the wound edges and gently stick only the edges together without overlap. Prevent to have glue on your fingers, for your fingers will be stuck together or onto your dog.... This glue is also used in human surgery. Spray liquid band-aid onto the entire wound or a thin (!!) layer of "Krazy
  4. Hunting Dachshund
    Working the dog on a long (10m or 30ft) tracking lead will solve most of these problems you are mentioning above. It also gives you more control over the dog. Socalled 'totverbellen' (the dog stays and bays to indicate where the dead game is), 'totverweisen' (the dog takes the hunter to the dead game) or 'bringselbringen' (the dog indicates to the hunter that it found the dead game by taking something in his mouth) can be trained, but I agree that some breeds have these traits innately. When also used for other hunting tasks, you may look into the more allround hunters. Most British hunting
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    Firstly, the breed choice depends on what type of deer or game you are hunting. The larger deer may take off farther away than smaller roe deer. Secondly, it depends on the individual working style of the dog or the breed. Thirdly and most importantly, it also depends on your own style working the trail, your ability to train the dog, and your character (that should suit the dog). Blood tracking is working as a team together with your dog. As far as I'm concerned, you may be able to train any kind of dog to track a blood trail, even chihuahuas, but it depends how patient and how experienced yo
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