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Re: Easiest Hound Breed to Train

Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:03 pm
by Melanie Hampton
david wrote: If "easiest to train" means fewest headaches, most relaxing enjoyable hunt, I go home when I want to go home, catch a bobcat off a good warm track, takes longer to skin the coons than it did to catch them, take a kid squirrel hunting and have a blast he will dream of until he can do it again, well mannered house dog that everyone loves... If that is what "easiest to train" means, We are talking about a Kemmer Cur or Original Mountain Cur, or Treeing Cur, or one of the many off-shoots of these dogs.
I have an Original Mountain Cur at the house right now. 6 months old. Lots and lots of "hunt" in him. Talk about a hardheaded little $hit! He's sharp as a tack, learns what he wants to really quick, but getting him to do something that wasn't his idea.. Good luck..

"Training" him to hunt will be no problem.. He's one gamey little SOB- I've never had so many dead squirrels or moles. And he's using his nose to get them. He put a spot and stalk on a bird successfully the other day LOL- He goes out of the house looking for something to catch. Starting to tree right now also..

We aren't trained up enough yet to be a well mannered house dog- He's a typhoon :mrgreen: But he is getting better with age.

But yes David, what you said is what I'm thinking of when I'm talking easiest to train.