[GordonSetter]

I buddy of mine spent 5 years in Germany training dogs. The germans are real strict about dog training! He had a beagle he trained to retieve birds. The dog will track and chase (flush) anything you train it on. The retieving part he said took an hour or 2 after work every day for 35 days! And he is a pro! He is now convinced that any dog can be forced trained, but you need to be carful not to break your dogs spirit.

 

[GordonSetter]

Well let me help you with that problem. I HATE beagles! I know I just made 50 enemies. My uncle raised and hunted beagles for years. I had one for 8 years. This was many moons ago before "remote training systems" (pc ya know). That dog would run! Not while hunting mind you, just if it got out of the house. When I would put it in the kennel in the back yard he would become the great excape artist. First he dug out, ok put half inch plywood covered in gravel under the kennel. Next he bent the fence out, ok add more fencing. Next he jumped out, ok more dog house to the center of the kennel. Then he just climbed up the fence! I had to put a top on the kennel.
They love to hunt so much you can't stop them. The thing they love almost as much as hunting is talking. For some reason if a beagle starts howling, it won't stop! May be just my dog and my uncles dogs, anyone with a beagle care to comment on this.

 

[GordonSetter]

I have had and hunted with Britanys for the past 30 years, ya can't go wrong with them. They are the only bird dog that points and retreives, all in one.

rebelcause Welcome to the fourm. I have some news for you ... the above statment is wrong. Come hunt with me, I'll show you a Gordon (Jake) that is less than a year old point and retreive, no training required it's bread into him. I also plan to have my ***** (Jessie) retreiving by the end of the year. As my buddy with the beagle proved, any dog can retieve, some just need more work than others.