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Title: Blue lacy gurus Post by: Bowhunter1994 on November 11, 2013, 07:41:29 pm I know they were breed to some kind of scent hound , but how good of a nose does a lacy have?
Are they cold nosed ? I haven't been able to test their nose long enough to say . What are your thoughts and experiences I am running a blue lacy and a 1/2 lacy 1/2 cat for blood tracking. Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: Purebreedcolt on November 11, 2013, 08:08:51 pm On blood 24 hours isint much if they know what they are doing and conditions are right havent seen it but have heard of 36 or so hours. My inexperienced lacy took a 6 hour trail last year no problem.
Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: Bowhunter1994 on November 11, 2013, 08:44:58 pm Mine have done 18 hour mock trails, but I was wanting to add hound to my pack later down the road.
Should I ? Or do I already have enough nose ?? Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: Dirtydog on November 12, 2013, 09:16:26 am depends on the dog. how old of a track are you wanting to trail?
Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: jerryg on November 12, 2013, 11:40:02 am Don't add a hound, been there done that. The ones I worked seemed too hard headed to not stay on the blood or wounded deer as take the first hot track they crossed. Now, I have been working a Bavarian mountain hound an have been impressed.
Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: Bowhunter1994 on November 12, 2013, 12:24:26 pm Don't add a hound, been there done that. The ones I worked seemed too hard headed to not stay on the blood or wounded deer as take the first hot track they crossed. Now, I have been working a Bavarian mountain hound an have been impressed. You have any hound in your " blue dogs" I was wanting too add 1/4 hound if anything. Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: jerryg on November 12, 2013, 03:17:26 pm I don't know what my mutts have or their percentage. One dog I had that was doing great had 1/4 hound. He was a catahoula x blood hound x lacy. Lost him a few years back
Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: Reuben on November 12, 2013, 06:36:58 pm if you want to keep them blue add some blue mt cur...
Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: Bowhunter1994 on November 12, 2013, 06:41:32 pm What does everyone think about their nose?
Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: T-Bob Parker on November 12, 2013, 08:59:54 pm As long as a mutt from the pound can smell trace amounts of cocaine on $100 bills and a cockerspaniel can sniff out cancer cells in a human body, then I'll continue to say, no matter what kind of dog your running, Nose isn't the problem, what's in the brain to do with the scent is. You don't have to add hound, just find what you like and cull thru them ruthlessly.
Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: Reuben on November 12, 2013, 09:04:44 pm As long as a mutt from the pound can smell trace amounts of cocaine on $100 bills and a cockerspaniel can sniff out cancer cells in a human body, then I'll continue to say, no matter what kind of dog your running, Nose isn't the problem, what's in the brain to do with the scent is. You don't have to add hound, just find what you like and cull thru them ruthlessly. x2...it is not the nose it is the brain...you need a dog that won't give up the track... Title: Re: Blue lacy gurus Post by: jerryg on November 12, 2013, 10:20:11 pm You need nose to smell, brains to associate the different scents and keep him going, drive to keep him on the track and not give up, genetics is very important, puts all these together. Dog that knows how to bay loose and hold a wounded deer is a lot better than one that gets rough and makes buck break.
Title: Re: Post by: Lacy man on November 13, 2013, 08:25:50 am You need nose to smell, brains to associate the different scents and keep him going, drive to keep him on the track and not give up, genetics is very important, puts all these together. Dog that knows how to bay loose and hold a wounded deer is a lot better than one that gets rough and makes buck break. Fellas I d listen to this guy right here. One of the best deer dog gurus I know. He knows his buinsness |