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My son and I are just starting with Beagles.We just bought a pup with these dogs in the back ground IFC Mjr Mitsou Argenteuil Striker on the top and FTCH Otterbrook Top Dog on the Dam.The mother of are pup is FTCH Fareast Kelly and the father was FTCH Awful Bawlin Tookalook.
I have a cupple of Question about the language and turms you use.
CHECK
LINE CONTROL
PLENTY OF FOOT
MOUTH
I think I have read enought to start to understand but just making sure.

Welcome to beagling.
Check - once the rabbit is up and running then a loss occurs,the first dog to straighten out the line and advance it receives a "check"

Line control - dogs ability to hold the track between his feet. The closer he is to the line, the more line control he has. A dog that wanders back and forth on the line or over runs the check would be called a swinger.

Plenty of foot- just means the dog is fast, prefferably as fast as his nose will let him run without loosing the line.

Mouth - Can mean the type of bark ;chop, bawl ect. It can also refer to how the dog uses his mouth; Tight mouth, won't bark till he is on top of the rabbit. Loose mouth or mouthy dogs will pop off at the slightest hint of a scent, even if they can't run it.

Good luck with your dogs,they seem well bred. Dave

Thank's you, we are from Nova Scotia Canada.We can't wate to get to Field trials, never been to one.They start in March.
I injoy reading the post on this forum.
I have been reading about the Kennels you people have to.I realy like the above ground ones that go inside the sheds it gets cold here in winter.