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GUys I need help. I have a great pack of 5 bear dogs. Te only problem is they were already trained when I bought the pack. Now I have bred one of the females and I am keeping two of the pups. I have never trained a bear dog before and i need help on what to do. i mean it aint like training my coon hounds because you cant go catch a bear...what do i do?

BadNewsForTheBears,

This is JMO, I start all my pups on a drag then coons. I run them with my older dogs so they build confidence in them selves and learn to trust the other dogs. I try to get my pups to every tree if they can pack a tracking collar I feed them in on every race once it gets lined out by a couple of dogs. When they are real young they usually go for a bit then come back and thats fine, I just let them run loose or get leashed up on the way to the tree. When I get close enough to hear the dogs pounding the tree I try and feed them in.
Sounds like you have a pack that can run a bear. Your pups will learn from them more quickly and efficiently running with the older dogs then you could teach. If you instill the basics how to lead,not charge the box,run a drag, ext. they will hone there skills running with the other dogs. JMO sorry so winded,
Joe

Average Joe wrote:BadNewsForTheBears,

This is JMO, I start all my pups on a drag then coons. I run them with my older dogs so they build confidence in them selves and learn to trust the other dogs. I try to get my pups to every tree if they can pack a tracking collar I feed them in on every race once it gets lined out by a couple of dogs. When they are real young they usually go for a bit then come back and thats fine, I just let them run loose or get leashed up on the way to the tree. When I get close enough to hear the dogs pounding the tree I try and feed them in.
Sounds like you have a pack that can run a bear. Your pups will learn from them more quickly and efficiently running with the older dogs then you could teach. If you instill the basics how to lead,not charge the box,run a drag, ext. they will hone there skills running with the other dogs. JMO sorry so winded,
Joe

Sounds like above average advice from average joe

thanks for the advice JMO