What age to start barking at game

[robert54843]

Hello everyone been creeping on this site for a while, finally took the time to join, so this is my first post. I am as green to hounds as it gets. I bought two walker pups and decided to start and maybe even keep em just on coon. they show alot of interest in the coon hide I use and are always using their noses to find everything. Their 3 and a half months now. The only thing they dont do is bark at game. they chase eachother bite, growl, and ocasionally bark at eachother, but when I show them the coon all they do is sniff at it bite at it jump up at it it, everything you want, but bark. Their the only dogs I have so no other dogs to show them the way. what age do pups usually start barking at game? I'm sure it depends on the dog and I know their just pups, But man I wish theyd bark more often. Or at least right now i whish they would, haha

[cat hntr]

It all depends on the pups and thier personality some dogs start pretty young but some of my best dogs started a little slower.Keep spending lots of time with them and dont try to force them into doing things before they are ready

[robert54843]

The one thing Ive learned so far is let a pup be a pup, and don't force anything on them. Their grat acting hounds so far and when they do bark the ones got a nice low bawl to him, I just don't want to screw them up. if they should be barkin and aren't, Id like to jump on that right away.

[K44]

I have Two wlaker pups that are 3 months and a week.This weekend i showed them a live coon in a trap. One was all up close to the coon and going off like crazy. The oter just stood back and barked from a distance. But I think the live coon made a difference. Also my heeler dog may have helped them get started with it a little. After it was turned loose and the older dogs stretched it, The pups did pull on it and tug it around for quite some time. Good luck and have fun.

[robert54843]

I showed my pups the live caged coon, both were scared shitless of it, but chief came back kept his distance and just growled a little at it. they just don't bark yet

[dwalton]

At that age I will pick the pup that does not bark at the coon over the one that does every time. Dewey

[mountain top]

keep messing with them and one day something will click with em and they'll realize what the voice is for.

[newbiemike]

I got a bluetick dog it took him a few caged coon before he would bark and not just act totally scared of them. Now he's coon crazy and wants to hunt all the time. Sometimes it just takes a couple tries. Try to get with someone who has a dog that'll bark to help them if ya can. Good Luck and have fun.

[Holzy]

Keep with the caged coon and always have an older hound around to show them what to do with a caged coon. Worked really well for us. Best of luck!

[easttntrapper]

My dog just took time. At 7 months she wasnt even interested in a caged coon. At 12 months she was trying to tear the cage apart.

[grouse]

I would let them grow up a little more before you mess with them on cage coon . Barking on a cage critter really don't mean anything , I have a pitbull that will tear up a cage but he wouldn't cut it as a coondog . Get the book walk with wick you won't regret it .