The American Beagler Forum

Every accident can be prevented. The key is identifying problems or opportunities for accidents prior to their happening. A little root cause analysis can help in hunting too. First I would like to say that gunning over dogs at 5 months old is an exception and not the norm. Some dogs can take it at ...

What format in AKC would you run a Little Pack rabbit champion in? I notice a lot of dogs that are FC seem to throw pups that are winning in LP, so I was wondering what format these faster AKC trial dogs are being run in to get their FC and what do they have to do in order to make FC?

Big Dog

In looking at this situation I see a couple of problems. The first problem is that a 4 month old pup isn't ready to be gunned over(in my opinion), and therefore should be left at home when the shooting iron is being broken out. This is a quick way to ruin a good pup and make him gun shy. The 2nd pro...