Update: Project Wiener - development of a Blood Tracking Dog

[TRT]

Ryan this was a fascinating read.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

[cacciatore]

Thanks Ryan for sharing,I have always considered to have such kind of buddy!

[Thumper Dunker]

Thats realy cool. Nothing better than a good dog.
Cute little fella.

[Steve O]

Originally posted by Ryan Rothhaar:
and it was nice for us as we had never watched another dog track, and had no real idea if we were doing things right or getting lucky.
 

Heck, the rest of us already knew...

That is fine work..congratulation to you, Katia, and Oskar       wish you were closer.

[bicster]

Great story! I wish this practice was legal in West Virginia.

[zipper bowss]

Thats great to certified Prize 1! You and Katia should be very proud.    
After losing Tanner last year I will be starting over with another Teckel this spring (Moe). Dont be surprised if I bend your ear again at the shoots this summer.As you know I'm still a rookie at this blood trail training.
Bill

[hayslope]

Ryan

Thanks for sharing.  I am totally fascinated with tracking dogs, and Teckels in particular

We have a bit more restrictive process to go through to do it in NY,  but for those into bowhunting and working dogs, it's worth it.

Congrats on your early success.  You can't go wrong with the "right" breeeding.

       

[SAVIOUR68]

Thanks for sharing Ryan,those weiners are my favorite dog also.
     

[Duckbutt]

Very enlightening and enjoyable read.

Tip of that hat to ya, Ryan.

[Darryl Quidort]

Thanks for the update, Ryan.  Great thread.  I've been a fan of tracking dogs since watching Mook recover a gut shot moose in Michael's BC camp. (3/4 of a mile, no blood at all)  Dogs are a wonderful part of the hunting world.

[kbetts]

Very cool read.

[Kentucky Jeff]

I was stationed in Germany in the 1980s and hunted extensively.  Almost every Forestmeister and guide I hunted with had a Schweizhund (tracking dog).  

Most of them were mutts with some hunting breed mixed in.   Most of them were smaller dogs.  I hunted chamois in the Bavarian Alps and the guide had a little mutt dog that found a chamois I shot that ran into some blowdown that we would have never found.  That dog walked with us and stayed at the heel of his master the whole hunt until he put him to work.  

They are a great part of the sport in Europe and it surprises me we don't use them more here.  Unlike most big hunting dogs like Labs or Pointers they aren't generally high strung and make awesome house dogs.  Not that Labs don't make good pets.  I have one and have had others.  And had a German Shorthair for 14 years that was awesome as well.  But living with a big dog like a Lab that chews until they are two and shed until they are dead presents its own set of challenges that little dogs don't.

[turkey522]

[shick]

Ryan, what a fascinating addition to an alreay wonderful bowhunting career.  Great story, super pics and wonderful family.  Best of luck, and thanks for sharing.
Shick

[meathead]

Oskar seems to be doing a fine job training you.  Tell him to keep up the good work.

[owlbait]

My daughter has a wire-haired from the New York stock. She was just bred to a male from Texas. Both of them have tracked deer for them this past year. I think their pups will have great potential. Its fun to watch them train on the artificial trails and when they are really working. Neat dogs with the family too.

[huntingarcher]

Great update on Oskar,very cool story.  

[owlbait]

My daughter's dog is due to litter about June 10th. If anyone is interested I can send you her information. Litter is expected to be 6-7 pups. 2 have deposits on them.

[reddogge]

I love to see a dog do what he was born to do.

Kentucky Jeff, I was heavily involved with labs for lots of years as hunting dogs and field trial dogs. I agree a field trial lab is wired pretty tight but most hunting labs are pretty laid back as mine was and are a pleasure to hunt with and be around as a family pet. Mine didn't chew one thing we owned probably because my hobby for all those years was training him so he channeled the chewing thing into training and hunting. The shedding, well......

[maxwell]

I miss my tracking Dachshunds both were great dogs lived long lives. Abby and Max came from german bloodlines and found some deer over the years-