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I've noticed that one of my young hounds has been struggling a bit since the snow melted. In the winter she was a head up, fast, run to catch style hound. She could hold a line pretty well for her young age (she'll be 1 in July). Since the snow has melted and we've had some Summer-like weather, her style has changed a bit. She's slowed down, with her nose to the ground a lot more. She'll bring a rabbit around, and stick with it, but there's been more breakdowns. Are some dogs better in the snow???

Your hound sound normal to me just keep running her and good luck .

Sounds like a dog with the brains to speed up and slow down in harder conditions. Sounds like a great issue not a problem lol

Lol! Thanks guys! You can tell I'm a newbie. I thought it was a problem. I feel better now.

This time of year female rabbits give off less scent as do other female animals its natues way of protecting them and their young.
I remember a while back tsa la gi and I were running and he was about to leave all of his hounds in the woods because they couldn't hardly run until a rabbit popped out that was only 8" long.

Well I gotta give it to the pup then. She stuck with that thing for an hour, until I had to call her off of it for leaving the property.

Bull_357 wrote:Sounds like a dog with the brains to speed up and slow down in harder conditions. Sounds like a great issue not a problem lol

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Its a good problem to have.