Red Bone Coon Hound

[Sneekee23]

So a couple of weeks ago I left to do a little late archery hunting and when I came home my fiance had adopted a 4 year old red bone coon hound.  Can anyone help out on a few tricks to help tame this wild beast. He is a great dog but his manners are a bit on the rough side. I have never owned a hound before hence when I left to go hunting I told her anything but a hound.  Oh and by the way we live in the city 

[Machias]

No different than any other dog, it will need alot of exercise though.  As long as it gets plenty of exercise you should be able to make a respectable pet......depending on it's past up bringing, has it been hunted?  If so, I would watch it around cats.     One of the smartest and prettiest hounds I ever owned was a Redbone.  She ended up being a real track straddler so she went to a pet home, they LOVED her.

[Woodchuck]

when i was a kid i had a brother and sister that were red bone and blue tick cross. best dogs i have ever seen although my sister's rabbit population was lowered drastically shortly after i got em 

[GoldTip]

when i was a kid i had a brother and sister that were red bone and blue tick cross. best dogs i have ever seen although my sister's rabbit population was lowered drastically shortly after i got em 

That must be an interesting family tree.........

[jackelope]

whats a "track straddler"?

[Woodchuck]

ok, ok, i had a pair of dogs that were brother and sister.....

[high country]

man, that is a big high energy dog for the city. I would get steel curtains and earplugs. as you know they tend to bay and test a windows strenght.....lol. a good friend of mine was given a red bone as a gift from a friend.....he was so pissed for the first year....lol, now he is a pretty good dog. tough sumbich

[GoldTip]

ok, ok, i had a pair of dogs that were brother and sister.....

Sorry man, that one was just sitting there on the tee waiting to be knocked outta the park.......

[Woodchuck]

oh yeah i left that in the middle of the plate, belt high. if you had done it i would would have put a swing on it 

[Sneekee23]

From what I know he was from the Southern portion of the states and he was hunted hard.  I love running with him but when he picks up a sent you might as well run with it because he is going to anyway.  I know that he is going to get plenty of exercise with the fiance and I being active.  My biggest fear is that on our outdoor excursions together is that he going to be a hand full up in the hills.  

[Woodchuck]

just keep him leashed and teach him some commands with treats, my dogs wouldnt leave the truck til i told em so, but when i said it, they were gone like a shot, as far as hunting, they taught me lots more than i taught them

[boneaddict]

I had to read that three times Jim.  I'd have struck out on that one.   


Hound in the city.  That might be fun.   Someone might have to kill the turkey.  (regarding Grown Ups the movie)

[Woodchuck]

these boots are tastier than you might guess...

[Sneekee23]

He has already tore down to shades and broke the curtains down in the living room.  The girl and I went up with friends and cut down trees for Christmas and he has lifted his leg on it already.  He has chewed through 4 beds already thank god for pets mart and their 2 month warranty.  I have a 5 year old boxer who looks at me everyday like she is going to pack up and move away.  By the way we named him Bob after the movie "What about Bob" it fits him to a T.  Treats are the only thing I have going for me when I have treats he is a totally different dog.

[high country]

my buddy named his dozer. if you have one you can appreciate that...lol

[Woodchuck]

be patient with him, he will come around as he gets used to the new routine

[Machias]

whats a "track straddler"?

She would almost glue her nose to the ground, which is fine when they are grubbing a cold track out, but once a track heats up they need to have their heads up and running the track.  She was a fast dog, but would end up being left behind because she would have her head down on the ground the whole time.  A good dog will fly down a hot track, she was too busy enjoy every scent molecule!! She was a real sweetheart though and what a looker!

[jackelope]

So forgive me because if there's anything I know absolutely nothing about it's hound hunting...

Once the track is hot and they shouldn't be using their nose, they should just follow the track with their eye site rather than their nose?

I think I got it.

[BLKBEARKLR]

He has already tore down to shades and broke the curtains down in the living room.  The girl and I went up with friends and cut down trees for Christmas and he has lifted his leg on it already.  He has chewed through 4 beds already thank god for pets mart and their 2 month warranty.  I have a 5 year old boxer who looks at me everyday like she is going to pack up and move away.  By the way we named him Bob after the movie "What about Bob" it fits him to a T.  Treats are the only thing I have going for me when I have treats he is a totally different dog.

And that is just the beginning, did not have a red bone, had a blue tick, Michelle has him now, mine ate through 3 wire kennels, then broke all his teeth off on cyclone fence. Smashed through the privacy fence. And anything else you could think of. If you ran him hard on the four wheeler he was good for a day. When he started pissing on my daughters toys I knew it was time to get rid of him to someone that did not have kids.  So  I wish you the best of luck. It does not get any easier

Joe

[Woodchuck]

not so much visual just that the track is fresh enough that they can smell it with their head up and will move quicker because they can see where they are going

[Michelle_Nelson]

Jack I think he means she was so into the "track" or "scent" she was smelling at the time she wasn't into finding the source.  When they hit a hot track I do not believe they need to have there nose to the ground to follow the trail.  They can catch the scent of the trail or animal as they are running because it is so much stronger on a hot track.

[BLUEBULLS]

They’re awesome dogs! I have one in the city and he’s definitely a handful. Redbone/Bluetick cross.
Just make sure you’re holding on tight when he gets on a track. It’s hilarious thinking back on some of the tracks that he has literally dragged me on. There are very few people that I’ll let hold the leash, he’s simply too strong and unpredictive.

I can deal with the noise, slobber, banging on the window, 12 cups of food a day….etc, he’s awesome with my 4 year old girl and 8 month old boy in the house. When he was a pup he chewed a little but he stays in the house with free roam now and doesn't touch a thing other than food that's left out. He's stayed inside for over 12 hours a couple of times and been perfect.

My wife is even starting to like him…. Maybe…

[runamuk]

BAROOOOOOOOOOOO  oh sorry so does he do his singing  ...I love hounds of all the hunting dogs hounds are my favorites especially sight hounds. We had friends who had a treeing walker in the city that was fun we helped them build a nice solid wood 6 foot fence to help keep the neighbors happy  maybe some day I will have another hound  but not right now.....sure do miss my Borzoi, she was a great dog even if she drank too much( she liked margaritas) and could eat an entire ham in one sitting 

[Michelle_Nelson]

Sneek all I can say is lots and lots of exercise.  My hound is not treat oriented at all.  He is hard headed and stuborn.  I can't let him outside without a leash because he takes off.     

A houndsman once told me you never really own a hound your just the Biotch that drives them back and forth to there job (hunting).  

[BLUEBULLS]

it really helps me to have another dog (miniature australian shepard) for him to wrestle with. They go at it for hours but nobody ever gets hurt and sure does wear them out.

[Machias]

So forgive me because if there's anything I know absolutely nothing about it's hound hunting...

Once the track is hot and they shouldn't be using their nose, they should just follow the track with their eye site rather than their nose?

I think I got it.

No, they don't use their eyes, except sometime in snow.  They should have their heads up running the track, but using their nose while they run the track.  I'm not talking about snow, I am mostly talking about ground without visible tracks.  Now in snow I had a female bluetick with a super cold nose would walk over to a lion track in the snow that was old and stick her nose down and take a big wiff, she would go to each track as quickly as possible and start working the track and moving it until she warmed it up, then her head was up and she would FLY down the track.  She would drift off to one side, downwind of the track, when the track was nice and hot.  She has a HUGE voice, her name was Whisper.