Author Topic: shed dogs!? (Read 7646 times)

beau6hunter · « **on:** December 08, 2010, 02:08:42 PM »

anyone have any info or input on these supposed great k9's that i have to have!?

Co · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2010, 11:38:02 PM »

nope, we keep those a secret.

high country · « **Reply #2 on:** December 20, 2010, 12:27:10 PM »

these were brought in by a dog....

DBHAWTHORNE · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2010, 12:04:48 AM »

I bought two dogs...to hunt sheds...didn't work out.

bullrider97 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2010, 06:03:29 AM »

I read a big article on a company that trains them in the midwest.....I'll see if I can find if for ya.....

beau6hunter · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2010, 01:25:22 PM »

thanks that would be kind of you! and great sheds! hope to have a dog myself!

BLUEBULLS · « **Reply #6 on:** December 22, 2010, 01:47:58 PM »

I'm all for people using dogs to find sheds but by far the best part of shed hunting, for me, is spotting them.

DBHAWTHORNE · « **Reply #7 on:** December 22, 2010, 03:52:34 PM »

Quote from: BLUEBULLS on December 22, 2010, 01:47:58 PM

I'm all for people using dogs to find sheds but by far the best part of shed hunting, for me, is spotting them.

Spotting them in my Labrador's mouth would be even more exciting to me... (because they will hardly retrieve anything outside of water).

ladyelkslayer · « **Reply #8 on:** December 23, 2010, 09:22:07 PM »

no need to look for a dog from a kennel that trains them....the greatest limitation to a dogs ability to learn, is the owners ability to teach....any "hunting" breed (or dog with desire to hunt) will work just fine, you just have to be willing to train and get excited about, and the dog will too...make it fun, that's how ours learned, and he brought back 58 last season....

bullrider97 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 23, 2010, 10:16:32 PM »

OK, I found an article on training them yourself.

Training a Dog to Find Shed AntlersScatter the scented antlers around the woods where you are going to train your dog. The sheds should be at least 100 yards apart, and you might want to mark ...
www.born-to-track.com/our-writing/john/sheds.htm -

Check it out