Hooters

[foresterj 1,096]

No not that kind, im referring to 'nose' or scenting ability in our animals, obviously it's hugely important to them virtually the primary sense we are told, however do we value it as highly as part of their working arsenal? Dogs that are marking etc then it's use is obvious, im thinking more of how much of a role it plays eg when a dog is actually running, in or out of cover, into driving rain, out of the lamp and so on.do you find different breeds better scenters or opportunity and success can create a good nose, or just not bothered about it? Personally I do like to see good HOOTERS doing their thing(aye those ones).

[Guest thebigdog]

a good nose makes a world of difference imo. I don't think any cross is better than any other really, it comes down to how the dog is raised, if a dog is brought up as a point and slip merchant and never given a real chance to use its nose as pup, it wont use it to the same extent a dog that had more freedom to follow scent would.

[squab 2,875]

as above spot on

 

personaly noticed types with collie in them do better over the years but prob pure coinsidence cheers

Edited May 28, 2013 by hunter1372

[darbo 4,776]

The dogs i have watched over the years with the best scenting ability hunting up have been beddy crosses also some good collie crosses.i always thought of beddy crosses as natural hunting up types and ive seen a few go from the 80s.

[Simoman 110]

Lurcher with a good baseline of collie/gundog/GSD tend to have better scenting abilities.......

[Richie87 401]

i have a beddy x grey and for her being only 8 month her nose is outstanding. my mate has a collie whippet x beddy whippet and that has a really good nose to also has a pointer x beddy grey and again really good

Edited May 28, 2013 by Richie87

[Country Joe 1,411]

Worked Beddy crosses, found they always had a good nose on them.

was pleasantly surprised when i had the whippet, he was a decent marking dog.

[steve2507 522]

we have big stuff 5 minutes from my house and if the wind is right i see my d/g/c/g x c/g/b/w do his best to sneak off out the garden to go investigate twice he has made it and fiiled the freezer the little shit

[nothernlite 18,089]

good nose and a bit of brain means everything to me in a dog mostly mooching and ferreting i do with mine and it takes a clever dog not to use it at night while lamping

[foresterj 1,096]

I think they must use it at night NL, if its a primary sense its how you think they use it in different situations that I was waffling on about, as opposed to the obvious ways we normally think of.walking with the lamp off and the dog pulls other way, lamp on rabbit there, that type o thing, or both go out the beam into drivin rain howlin gale pitch black yet the dog coes back with its rabbit, its certain it couldn't see it, how much would nose feature then? Thats more what I meant bud

[Ideation 8,216]

For us, a good nose is essential.

 

I have been absolutely amazed that the whippet has one of the best noses I have ever seen for both air and ground scent. Surprised me for a pure sight hound?

[pip1968 2,490]

The dogs i have watched over the years with the best scenting ability hunting up have been beddy crosses also some good collie crosses.i always thought of beddy crosses as natural hunting up types and ive seen a few go from the 80s.

troters dog loves getting its nose down,it was everywhere last night just before it went dark working the long grass and fields like a goodin

[foresterj 1,096]

For us, a good nose is essential.

 

I have been absolutely amazed that the whippet has one of the best noses I have ever seen for both air and ground scent. Surprised me for a pure sight hound?

I think all pures and crosses have the potential if they're given the opportunity to exploit it and learn how to use it.

[Wales1234 5,546]

Love a dog with a good nose the way I hunt its a must put the way you bring them up adds to it the beddy bull grey pup I got know iv done retrieving but most the training is finding rabbit fur in think cover and around my garden he most proberly wont ever see the lamp