shedhunternick Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Anybody have an antler dog? Were getting a yellow lab puppy next week and I was wanting to train it to find sheds. Anybody have any experience in training/hunting with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I know Need2Hunt, Gary, was training his dog to do it. Not sure how often he comes onto the forum though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12-point Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 watched it on tv its amazing how good they are. I would be mad though when i walked by a shed and the dog picked it up ha it would be a insult but atleast i would have the shed then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RackBlaster Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Anybody have an antler dog? Were getting a yellow lab puppy next week and I was wanting to train it to find sheds. Anybody have any experience in training/hunting with them? Here is a link that replied to a post a while back, I have Jack Russell Terriers but I'm sure this would work with your dog. I don't really call them antler dogs but once i show them an antler they are instantly on the prowl. Good luck. http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 I know a guy that trained his jack russell to catch frogs! He even brings them up and drops them in the cooler! If you can train them to do that, a shed should be a piece of cake, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 (edited) Seen a t.v. show on the outdoors channel on a family that train labs to shed hunt.8 week old pup trained to sit,stay,and started on sheds are $1500.6 month old dog trained more was $3500 and a fully trained dog they didn't say how much it was.I think thay were from south carolina or north carolina.I think you could train your dog if you have the pactience and time. I found this site, it might help you out.http://www.deersheddog.com/ Edited June 28, 2009 by jesse8953 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthehunter Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 i have a yellow lab that is 2 1/2 yrs old. out of the 40 sheds i have found the last 2 years, she has found 9 of them. now to me, that is fantastic for training her myself. there are plenty of training tips on the internet. it takes a lot of practice but it is really cool whenever they find their first one. goodluck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2hunt Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Here's Leeloo! I bought her to train her for finding sheds, she started off great and is a great dog, but I lost the place I was field training her so now she is just our loveable family pet that gets a chance to go looking for sheds with me once or maybe twice a year. Her training was really easy. I gave her a small shed as a toy when I picked her up to take her home. That was her one and only toy. I waited until she started (on her own) playing with and carrying her shed around. That's when I started training her for sit, stay, fetch (would use shed as a comand instead of fetch), proper retreival back to my side and to hold until I commanded give. I can't remember how old she was but you can see in the pics she was very young. I always let her WANT to find the shed and retrieve it, never MADE her. If she lost interest, simply training was over for the time being. It's not long until thats all she wants to do. Then I started hiding sheds in the front and back yards and would take her out to find them. After that it was field training, I'ld flag a couple sheds and throw them into grass or brush piles or out in the middle of picked cornfields so I knew where they were and then bring her out later and work her with the wind. She did a great job and if I hadn't lost property for training I really think she would be doing awesome. She now has 3 toys at home, a kong, a tennis ball and sheds - sheds are still her favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungry hunter Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Great dog! Ya all ready got the hard part done with. The pup likes to play with ANTLERS. I have trained Narcotic and Tracking dogs for years both military and police. Being patient and consistant are the keys. When your flustered the dog will be so always end any training on a positive. My current Narcotic K-9, will only get the KONG when she alerts on Drugs and no other time. that is her favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doe-ee Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 What a beautiful pup! Love that second to last picture. Thanks for the tips on field training. We are trying to shed train our dog too. So far she's found every one we put out in the yard. Can't wait to see what she can do outside of our own property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedhunternick Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 thanks for all of the help. im really looking foreward to this years shed season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymulti Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I have a german shorthair pointer who loves to play with shed antlers. She seems to just naturally find them while we are in the outdoors. I guess that she became familiar with their smell from playing with them and now recognizes that same odor in the field. I never knew I was training her to find sheds but letting her play with them at home, seemed to do the trick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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