Really wanting a pup to start training. Thinking hard about getting a wired hair daschund. Well if I can find one in my price range. What other dogs would yall recommend? Thought about getting a cur also.

Lab

Lab, Kopov, Catahoula, Lacy, Drathaar, Blood Hound, Wire-haired weenie, Plott Hound, Cur


These are the most common dogs being used.

I'm a fan of a larger dog that can bay one up if needed. I know those weiners are good trackers, but coyotes like them

My wife and I love us a dachshund, we have one that is almost 15 now - his replacement will be a combo tracker/family dog. I went to the tracking seminar this past spring and got to see most of the popular breeds in person. Other than the dachshund, CNC's dog Otis was probably my favorite. I really like how good natured he was, not too much energy and seemed to have a good personality. I know what you mean about the price on the german wirehair dachshund puppies, I can't spend that kind of money. I ran across one in Memphis last year for $800 and halfway wish I would have gone ahead and bought it but I'm not sure about bringing a puppy home with the old guy still around.

I also liked the Lacy's that were there, some real pretty dogs but looked like high energy dogs also. One guy has a mut from the pound that is a deer tracking machine. I believe he is a mix of wire hair dachshund and poodle.

Thanks for all the suggestions

I know labs can track them. Several years ago dad gut shot a deer and it ran pretty far into some thicket. We went and got the family pet lab with zero training and took her to the spot the deer was shot and she took off like a bolt of lightning into the woods after the deer and had him bayed up in just a few minutes. He was about 150-200 yards in the woods. I have no idea if all of them will do that, just my personal experience

I had the same experience as powpow. I have a mixed breed pit/American bulldog that after every deer I shot I would take to find my deer even if it was within sight. Then he just started picking it up fairly quick. I know every dog is different and some breeds are better but you never know what a dog is capable of till you give it a shot. He also gets rewarded with smoked deer leg.

Texas Blue Lacy, excellent tracking breed

I have a 6 month old male wire Dachshund forsale. I just don’t have the time he needs. Located in hartselle

I figure to just take my lab pup, do retriever training as normal, and work it on some deer on the side. Every decent lab I’ve had could find anything you half way taught it to. Compared to other stuff, that’s a simple task for a lab. I hope she’ll learn to hunt sheds, too.