Shock collar deer breaking

[CoyoteChaser]

I have 1 and 3 year old coyote hound. They aren’t deer broke. I use the collar but at that age how hard should I be hitting them with the shock. I have an alpha.

[Beebout-it]

That depends greatly on the dogs maturity, every dog responds differently to the shock collar. Some the tiniest amount of negative reinforcement is plenty and some you may need to turn it up and hold that button to stop them. Also consider the dogs reaction to it afterwards, I have a few sensitive dogs that if u even tone them they may not hunt the rest of the day. A rancher buddy of mine just told me last week that he had just bought some e-collars for his young cow dogs because he’s been catching them chasing his heifers when they shouldn’t be, only advice I gave him was to never push that button with his emotions. You can ruin any type of dog wether a cow dog or hound by shocking them because your angry. Are you seeing the dogs chasing deer or at least finding their tracks on deer tracks? I’m very careful to be 100 percent certain before I shock a dog.

[CoyoteChaser]

Yes I always shock them if I actually see them run a deer. I shock them but eventually they’ll get right back on one.

[Beebout-it]

Are u just free casting these dogs? Or seeing a coyote and dumping them on it? Also what type of dog are they? Your profile says your in Illinois, do you get much snow at all?

[CoyoteChaser]

Yeah, we free cast. Also dump on them when spotted. I run Goodmans which is a strain of Walker. We occasionally get snow. I’m just trying to get them deer broke which is really hard right now to do.

[dwalton]

I tone train my dogs when they are young 3 t0 4 months old with a check cord and treats. I do not shock them until they know what good game is what they are to hunt. Some dogs take very little heat to bend them. I have bred these dogs for years most are soft they will not take much abuse either with electricty verbal or physical I never correct mine with physical unless for dog fights and usually just eliminate the problem sometimes cutting the males works. Back when everyone hunted bear and bred for grit all you usually got was a dumb dog.  would you bite a bear in the ass. Just saying. With the dogs out here bred for cats you usually have a smarter better companion dog. Just what I have seen with cat dogs. Dewey

[dwalton]

One thing that is very important is to tone (ask them before you tell them to stop with the electricity0 Dewey