Slick treeing question.

[komatsuvarna]

Ive read all the threads bout it, but mines a little different. I found a 3 year old walker male for sale. Ive hunted around this dog since he was bout 1 year old and hes been treeing his own sence about year and a half. Hes always been the type of dog that if he trees, just go ahead and load your gun cause hes got a coon.

The boy hunted him all summer long and seen a little over a hundred coons with him and I can vouch for seeing about 30 the times I went. Opening night of kill season he slick treed 5 times in a row and the boy got mad and parked him and he hasnt been hunted in about 2 months. I dont know what happened to him, but do you all think he'll get over it or get worse????or what do you think? He had him kinneled beside a female in heat and his dad thought that might have made him act crazy, but I dont know.

[dogman]

I think the female may have been a bit of the problem. But also I've seen dogs start doing that if they get to much praise at trees.

[vittonej]

I don't know the reason but when you find out let me know?I treed 20 + coon and one cat then my dog has been on a rampage on slick trees? he has slick treed at least 5 times out of 7 in the las month. should i shock him?

[dogman]

Do you guys shoot everything out evertime? That might cause it as well.

[Lil Joes BigGame hounds]

Im not sure if this will help. I have not had this problem yet. But I imagine a strong scolding on slick trees and some praise on good trees should help. It doesnt seem like you can whoop the tree out of a dog that likes to tree that much.

[Maddoglures]

Sometimes when I have several pups to train at the same time. I really noticed this to happen when giving to much praise at the tree.

The pups can learn really fast that the treeing is what makes you happy. so they just start looking for a tree.

i have just stopped taking so many pups at one time, Only two pups at a time.

This is what I do to solve the problem, never say or show any emotion until you see game in tree. It is not good to shoot game out to the dog every time he trees. Just makes them "Tree Happy"
No game just leash him up.
Never shot all the game out of every tree.
Be aware of this when praises pups when young.
Pups bred right with great parents, do not need much praise.

If this is a common occurence? Set the dog up a few time after dark.
Lay drag with just a coon tail. Make two trees fairly close together. Make your drag only go past the first tree, but put the coon tail up in the second tree. (maybe 50yards apart.)

Now just watch what the dog does. He should "Check" the first tre, but move on to the second tree that has the tail in it.

If he trees on the first tree, just leash him up say "NO" move him toward the tree that has tail in it. Let him go again on the track, if he goes back to false tree?

You must give him a real stern "NO" I will have a little stick in my hand that gets wrapped on his nose. Just do this several times in a row, he will find the good tree in short order.

[BEAR HUNTER]

I have had this problem. Found out they were treeing little rats that were impossible to see. John Wick addressed this problem awhile back. He suggest when you first get to the tree do not pet the dog just look for the game. If you dont see it and its not a big den tree quitely back out and then zap the dog with the tritronics. Send the dog out hunting again. I followed his advice and it worked for me.

[buster95]

i got an old dog who has to have em shot out to him or else hel slick tree or stop treein and leave..but 99% of the time theres coon

[CatCrazed]

Is slick treeing the same as false treeing? If so i've been told that you can do this by shing the tree before the dog is lock down treeing also do praise the dogs unless you see the game, if your sure there is no well do your best to let them know there bad dogs if you know what i mean. If you think its there but cant see it just leash and leave. It is a major prob and need to be fixed so or other dogs will pick it up.

[foxcat]

try walking your dog in a wide circle around the tree...chances are he will pick up the track again. this might help him understand that just because the animal hit the tree it might have come out.

[BEARCLAW]

I have found this trait too be very prevalent in dogs with too many grand nite champions in their pedigree...