10 DOGS IS IT POSSIBLE

[bigdogpace]

JUST WONDERING IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO GET TEN GOOD DOGS HAVE ALWAYS DESIRED A PACK OF TEN . NOW I CAN GET IO DOGS BUT IM TALKING DOGS U WOULD BREED OR BREED TO THATS THE ONLY ONES I KEEP AND N 15 YRS . I FAILED TO GET 10 TOP NOTCH DOGS . MIND U I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY . MY PUPS DON'T TURN OUT AND CANT SEEM TO GET OLD DOG PAST 3 WITHOUT IT BLOWING UP .OR SOMETHING HAPPENS TO IT . I KNOW OTHERS HAVE THEM BUIT I CANT SEEM TO GET THEM NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY .MAYB IT WAS NOT MEANT TO B. MAYB U CAN HELP ME OUT I RUN FAST DOGS WITH LINE CONTROL DONT WANT TO MENTION ANY BLOODLINE'S MIGHT HURT SOME FELLINGS . U C ALOT OF DOGS GO HUNTING JUST BECAUSE WE CARRY THEM THEY R SATISFIED ON THE FRONT BACK OE MIDDLE THEY DONT CARE I CULL THEM KIND NEVER GET ACHECK OR JUMP AFEW AND I MEAN AFEW RABBITS I DONT KEEP THEM . THEY R OF NO HELP TO APACK . I GUESS MY ? IS HOW DID U GET YOUR 10 JUST VENTING I GUESS ANY INPUT WOULD B APPRECIATED THANKS

[johns03272008]

By NOT running 10 DOGS at a time!!! Giving each dog its own time "solo" to develop!!! Thats my opinion but then again i dont have 10 dogs period

[rabbitearl]

I done it with fast dogs and med speed dog.In the fast dogs it just seem to be there was a three or four dogs fighting the frount.They look good were there was lots of rabbits but go where they want many.Just didnot look good.They done more looking the rabbit than they were running.The med speed dogs it just seem they would not stop at the check and look the lost just go threw it and it would be along time to find the lost.I done a lot better with 5 or 6 dogs than 10 dogs.Now I m not saying everybody dogs are like this but the one I had were an like I said Lots of rabbits make any dogs look good period.

[Alabama John]

I don't believe you can have a 10 dog pack and all be as good as the other dogs. When I run with several others we have as many as 25 dogs running.
No 10 stand out everyday. Individuals, yes, but never 10.

[powerstroke85]

sometimes when you run by yourself all the time it is hard to see what you got compaired to every one else maybe the one that you think is you worst might run well with others evry one got there own opinion what a great hound is or what they should be and theres always going to be 2 or3 that outshines a bigger pack

[deerhost]

[quote]By NOT running 10 DOGS at a time!!! Giving each dog its own time "solo" to develop!!! Thats my opinion but then again i dont have 10 dogs period[/quote

Amen too that!!!

[JCM]

By NOT running 10 DOGS at a time!!! Giving each dog its own time "solo" to develop!!! Thats my opinion but then again i dont have 10 dogs period

Seriously? Seriously?

This thread seems like it is from someone that is after a quality pack of hounds. And you think you have to solo all ten dogs to have a quality pack? Seriously? You get a good pack by running dogs alone? Seriously?

I would suggest finding a line of dogs that can take pressure. And you sure don't get that by protecting them.

I am not sure how someone on the solo bandwagon can tell someone how to get a good pack. I am not trying to offend anyone, but it seems like this post would be way too unimaginable to a solo guy. After all, they only need one dog.

It sounds to me like you are on the right track. You know some lines of dogs don't work and you cull hard. I would say keep after it. That's all any of us can do. Good luck in your quest. It sounds like a great goal.

[bigdogs0074]

I dont think you will find 10 dogs to stand out each time you go. Dogs have good days and bad days, We all in this part the world run 10 or more each time out(up to 30). I do feel dogs need solo time, and I try not to put young dogs with the big pack till about 2 years old. If you would like to come run with us you can come anytime. We are in SC,

[bucks better beagles]

Not possible to do. If it was, everybody would do it.

[johns03272008]

By NOT running 10 DOGS at a time!!! Giving each dog its own time "solo" to develop!!! Thats my opinion but then again i dont have 10 dogs period

Seriously? Seriously?

This thread seems like it is from someone that is after a quality pack of hounds. And you think you have to solo all ten dogs to have a quality pack? Seriously? You get a good pack by running dogs alone? Seriously?

I would suggest finding a line of dogs that can take pressure. And you sure don't get that by protecting them.

I am not sure how someone on the solo bandwagon can tell someone how to get a good pack. I am not trying to offend anyone, but it seems like this post would be way too unimaginable to a solo guy. After all, they only need one dog.

It sounds to me like you are on the right track. You know some lines of dogs don't work and you cull hard. I would say keep after it. That's all any of us can do. Good luck in your quest. It sounds like a great goal.

Unless im at a trial none of my dogs will ever see 10 other dogs at a time so i dont need a 10 dog pack, if i did need a 10 dog pack i still wouldnt run 10 at a time to find out who was the best!! I would take my best and run my top 2 with my new prospect and if it beat 1 of my top 2 then 1 drops down and 1 moves up, thats how i would figure out who is doing what!! Im sorry but unless your running on top of 10 hounds and getting alot of line views and seeing the checks no one is gonna be able to see what dog is doing it right so brace and solo and occasional 3 maybe 4 dogs at a time would probably be best to build a pack up IN MY OPINION

[east80kennels]

well first you have to find a bloodline you trust and find a certian style of hound that runs the way you want, then you have to get you a dog u can build on then find other hounds to put around him that hunts and runs close to the way he or she does breeding your dogs will help u sout some as well, but this will not be accomplished over night its kinda like training a dog u see u aint going to get one going over night it takes time and knowing with out a shadow of a doubt what you are lookin for or going to settle for.

[powerstroke85]

i feel sometimes when you solo a dog a bunch it dont handle well under presure and a dog that dont like presure isnt no trial dog run the dog in different ways all the time and take a look and see what you got and if you and satisfied with it maybe you can find some one that would be

[gwyoung]

bigdogpace, First of all, Let me say that you are not alone, most folks that have beagles are in the same boat you are in, I suspect their idea of a good dog is not the same as yours though as most think they have good dogs. I am not sure that I have ever met a beagler who didn't start thinking about breeding hounds once he has owned one for ten minutes. You say your pups don't turn out and your old dogs fail also. This leaves me to believe you have a hard time getting to 1, let alone 10. Most people would not admit that and would keep right on doing what they are doing! Let me try to help. Get rid of everything you have. I would never keep a hound that I would not breed, keep this in mind when you are buying dogs. Now that you don't have any hounds take some time and go watch some run. Do not go to a person to look at dogs who has a mixture of bloodlines and running styles, I don't care if he does have a good dog advertised at stud. Skip him. Look for a foundation kennel,or one that has constantly produced good dogs of the same bloodline for at least 6 or 7 generations,there are several, I know one of those runs the type of dog you would like. For instance if you like Branko hounds, Go see Branko Krpan, Don't stop anywhere else for Branko Hounds, you won't get them. Be prepared to pay for those pups or hounds. And If you have been doing very much breeding and your hounds don't work out. Quit breeding , until you have a better idea of the process. Go back To Branko or whoever you have chosen for your breedings, you will be happier in the long run. One other thing I don't think anyone consistently breeds 50% good dogs not even Branko Krpan, So this tells you what most others breed!

[ohlinger]

lol Bigdog yeah just hop in ur car and drive from Carolina to Canada to look at a few beagles heck pick me up on you're way LOL !! j/k. Ride out the bad days in a couple weeks all 10-15 of them hounds will be hammering and you'll forget all about the bad days and start almost thinking you've 10-15 of the baddest little hounds to ever sniff a rabbit. lol. if you're anything like me anyhow..some days you scratch you're head others it's like a highlight reel. It's up to you to put all the pieces togethor can't anyone else do it for ya.

[chapkosbeagles]

Lol
I have a pack of 7 and they stroke each one is stronget where the others are week and they blend well with each hound getting its licks in. I also have 3 8 month old pups I could throw In the mix.

An I run everyday offten soloing or bracing hounds