We import and raise German hunting dogs. Jagdterriers, Drahthaars and Teckels. They are all blessed with a good nose. The Teckels are the easiest to handle with a more calm demeanor and smaller size. The Drahthaars also easier to handle, very willing to do your bidding but can be a high energy dog and takes a stronger, steady hand in training. The Jagdterriers are a big dog in a small package. Some of them are wound tighter than an 8 day watch and want to track and kill anything with fur. The most laid back puppies in a litter seem to make better trackers. They are easier to keep on task and once you get them to focus on blood they are very good at it. I have been getting several photos of young dogs making their first successful tracking jobs this fall. These are mostly family dogs that get to track. We do also place these dogs with outfitters for tracking dogs, varmit control businesses, farm dogs and some find work sniffing drugs and contraband for the government. Working dogs need to have a good nose and need a high prey drive to stay motivated and the terriers have that in abundance. The dogs with the insane prey drive can be a handful for the unsuspecting or first time trainer, and there can be other issues in some of these dogs such as dog to dog aggression but those are not insurmountable problems with a well socialized dog. Any dog has the capacity to track, some are just naturally better at it than others.
Topic: Tell me about blood tracking dogs (Read 4585 times)
