[Hippy]

My two Black Creek pups (15 Month) puzzled me today. They have always been HARD hunters they get a lot of jumps. Ran them 2Day with Charlie Brown and two other short derby's they became BOOT LICKERS Rabbits came hard 20-30 MPH wind and 20 Degrees.
Jumped one rabbit and I put all the dogs on it the BC dogs opened 1st and ran it about 1/2 circle and they all quit and come bac I know it was a BAD scenting day as two other guys had 6 dogs down and they were struggling.
Charlie Brown jumped another rabbit and my dogs WOULD NOT honor them -- I had them within sight of the dogs several times

In the year plus they have been running I have NEVER had either one of these things happen --BADD day or ??

Thanx

Jim

 

[marshall dillon]

Have they ever been lite up for running a deer ? If they have they might have smelt one and came to check in . I have one that will come to me when other dogs run a deer . He has rode the lighting before .

 

[Foxxy]

Weather could have something to do with how they had trouble running. Also if lit up on deer they might of smelled deer and came back because of previous contact with deer.
If that is true that’s a good thing,they came back to you to check in.

 

[Grizzly creek beagles]

Agree with what’s been said and also since they struggled to find one and run it they might have felt pressured from the other dogs searching so hard. New situation for them/ having to search so long and they gave up today.

 

[Grizzly creek beagles]

They’re still young dogs.

 

[Circle4p]

If they’ve not been ran with a big pack they may not have been getting enough scent to know what the others where running