Red Bone Coon Hound

[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.