Guest Andrea Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Okay. Need some help here. My son has a chihuahua that he would like to make into a squirrel dog. He actually caught a squirrel in a trap he made and we put the squirrel in a cage. The dogs all went beserk. We have 2 chihuahuas and a Southern Blackmouth Cur pup. The older male chihuahua was VERY INTERESTED in the squirrel. He was barking and trying to jump up to the cage. ( We hung the cage in a tree) The cur dog kept jumping but she never barked. The chihuahua puppy never barked but showed a little interest. So.....any helpful tips you can give us???? BTW,.....the squirrel escaped so he's gonna try to catch another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Re: Squirrel dogs???? I don't know. The times I did hunt squirrel were just me sitting at the base of a tree waiting for something to move. I'd say just get your dogs in the woods where there's squirrels and let them tree some. I think a lot of those dogs hunt from sight more than smell, but I really don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLH Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Re: Squirrel dogs???? The cur will make a great squirrel dog. We use mountain curs to chase squirrels. With a little training, they'll do fine. You need to kill a couple squirrels and skin them out. Take the hides (tail attached) and drag them on the ground then up a tree and put them in the fork of the tree. Let the dogs try to sniff the squirrel out and "tree" it. Best way to train them I think. Also, letting the dogs chew on whatever parts of the squirrels you don't use is helpful, it ingrains a taste for them and a desire to hunt them. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilcrackshot Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Re: Squirrel dogs???? Yeah the cur will do great. First take him in the woods. Let him run around and sooner or later he will run into a squirrel and chase it. Go to www.squirreldogcentral.com for more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Squirrel dogs???? OKay, so are ya'll saying that a chihuahua won't make a good squirrel dog??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Squirrel dogs???? It might make a great squirrel dog. Get him out there and see how he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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