Jump dog females, who has them?

[Lee Cockman]

I have one that you can lock her up in the shed give her a hammer and nail. If she does not find a rabbit in there soon she will make one!

[Joeyman]

I have one that you can lock her up in the shed give her a hammer and nail. If she does not find a rabbit in there soon she will make one!

[warddog]

Warddog you hit the nail on the head!!!!!!!!!!! A dog that gives all it has to look nonstop, jumps as many as it can, goes where the rabbit "seems to be" is a rabbit dog. This thing that all refer to a "jump dog" must be different??? I have followed hounds for 30 years and seen some that always had a knack for "looking in the right spot", seen more than just one of these, but I have never seen a dog jump every rabbit on a day where multiple rabbits were jumped(ex. 6 plus). Our packs always have even distribution with jumps and we sure as heck don't get in the brush too often to jump a rabbit for them. This "jump dog" is just a hard going dog with a brain to look in the right place, that is the only way my little mind can figure this out. Oh wait, then guys say the "jump dog" doesn't hunt that hard just moves along and in a brush pile and out comes a rabbit, again a dog that uses it's skills to find a rabbit, probably nose power. I don't know why people classify this "jump dog" in such a special category. I want a complete rabbit dog!!! A pack of 3-5 of them at that!!! LOL

No disrespect intended just always a question for me I did not understand.

No disrespect from me either as this jump dog question is one that I totally did not understand. I will say that Alabama Johns description allows me to liken it to my coon dog days when fellas had good strike dogs that could wind a coon clear across a field and when turned loose went right in that direction as the others went off searching for scent on the ground. If that is what folks are eluding to in a jump dog then I get it now. We called it winding a coon when coon hunting. I had a good female coon hound that could do it as good as I've ever seen.

[pilotknob]

I don't have one but I've seen them in action.Once you have there is never a question in your mind again.If you want to see if you have one wait till about the end of Dec.Nasty cold overcast day threatening rain or snow.Go to a public hunting area that has been hunted to death and turn your dogs out behind another group of rabbit hunters with dogs.If you got one it will jump rabbits one after another if there are still any left.I know this sounds crazy but I've seen this done on many occasions and it never ceased to amaze me.If you can't do this you got dogs that just hunt good,thats what I have now nothing wrong with that just they arn't jump dogs.Thes scarcer rabbits are the more they stand out.

[Alabama John]

I have never seen a jump dog trail up a rabbit.
The few I've seen would pass by many rabbit looking places that other dogs were tearing up and come to a particular one and go in it and out comes a rabbit.
Same with dogs hunting and trailing all around it and it just go straight to the rabbit and jump it up.
WE all pass by lots of rabbits we don't jump. A jump dog as some has mentioned will not miss many.
I had one that has come to us taking a break and jump one right under our feet and we had been standing there eating vienna sausages and sardines and crackers for 15 minutes with dogs all around us.
We all nodded to each other and said she was a jump dog.

[foxxy]

seen alot of dogs that had bird dog hunt and some that where upside down in every brush pile. I am very fortunate to own what i call a true jump dog tht would be my hill top pretty penny dog. She jumps rabbits that other dogs walk right past not a pile to thick for her to go in. directly out of brinkys run em over tank and pacesetter and paycheck on bottom. What you think foxxy can she not jump a rabbit?lol

ya she is if wasnt for bad times id say i have one of the best still ya know rice she will always be one of my favorite females that i ever had fed

[bigdogpace]

lee is that your blue bitch or that yellow male ?

[D.Gross]

J.C.
I have two female litermates out of Smith Weedeater's blood line. They are seven now. Probably not a true jump dog but the one jumps a lot of rabbits.

[holeshot kennel]

consistently the sangamon ridge females are jump dogs ive judged them for 16 years in illinois and to many to list but sang.ridge jill is on her way to h.o.f now!!!

[rabbitearl]

I had one twenty years ago.The bad thing about a true jump dog is when there gone rabbit hunting is never the same.I give up two years ago.

[S.R.Patch]

When I had my jumpdawg Fannie, I ask Merle where he got HHpop fannie, he said her mama was adog he got down in the hills of Ky. call Sis.
HOF HHpop fannie was a jumpdawg/checkdawg and my little fannie took rite after her mama... I miss that little hound...

[TC]

I believe a jump dog is a scenter or winder ever how you call it.

They might not hunt hard or they might, either way, they seem to only go in the places where a rabbit is and don't waste their time tearing up brush or traveling over a lot of territory streaking about.
I've seen those as I described jump 8 out of 10 on almost any day and with any ones pack including mine regardless of their lineage or style of hunting.

That is a jump dog.

Got ONE here My Old Dottie Dog She is getting up there now almost 12. Let her loose in the pen the other day just to make sure i still had rabbits in it...She has got a little mouthy over the last few years and cannot keep up with the younger hounds but then again she dont have too, the younger pack will stick pretty close to her when I let em out...Her Son Lug has jumped his share of rabbits for sure but still not as good as his momma...I have seen her on Many occasions put her nose in the air and head straight for a clump of brush or grass and boom Out comes a rabbit...

[chapkosbeagles]

Alabama ur right
Them style of dogs try to hunt with the wind in there face
If they no the spot ur hunting u will even catch them trying to swing out and play the wind

[hskennels69]

I have a young female that can jump a rabbit in Wal-Mart parking lot. I believe she carries a rabbit around in her back pocket to make me feel good when I hear her yip,LMAO...Her name is Ipod and she's only 15 months old and jumps rabbits other dogs don't even know are there. When dogs go in she usually runs up puts her nose in the air and if she goes in a bunny will come out, if she doesn't you best move on. I've seen her come in after running and it go to ground and with 5 other dogs around jump a rabbit less than 20 feet from me with dogs running all around it and the sight chase was on this was 2 weeks ago....I know she is young but everyone I run with myself included always says is Ipod opening, such a young dog to be a check dog. She has made her mistakes, but she's young and with all she does for me I can live with her messing up here and there....EXTREME SPEED....Do you think I like her,LOL

[bbg]

I've read alot of these jump dog threads in the past few years. Trying to understand what was being discussed. I've come to the conclusion that some people have ever only owned one or two good dogs. I have heard "jump dog" used to describe a bird dog style of hunt. Some dogs hunt the wind, some hunt the ground, some beat the brush, some do all these things. The knack for knowing where to look should be in all our hounds, the ability to recognize and search promising cover.
Yeah, I have a "jump dog" bitch. She gets a run anytime, anywhere, everytime, and everywhere. I call her a "grubber". I have cast her with "jump dog" before and watched as she out jumped them all day. I also now have a 10 month old bitch pup that is proving to be a "jump dog" also. She always gets a few jumps when braced with my other bitch (most don't) and jumps one after another when solo.
There I said it. Now you can all call me a liar with internet super dogs.