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Raising and Training Hunting Hounds....the ins and outs.

13/11/2023

Just does not look happy, but she did enjoy the car ride.....🤣

18/10/2023

Every so often you get that dog....the kind you know you'll never forget ✨️

I've always been fussy with picking puppies, mostly because I know that the wrong pic can get a lifetime of horrors, and the right one will be a best friend, confidant, and protector....

The hounds are not "just dogs." They're not just tools, or workers, or even just hunters....

The hounds are pack. The hounds are companions. Are friends.

The hounds are 3 am. mornings and the sound of a boo splitting the night. They're being brave when you can hear that leopard growling and they're being smart because they have to fight it. They're the biggest tester of patience, and the biggest reward when you pass that test. They're the way they look goofy when they're small, and serious when they're working. They're leaf chewing mid-track as Pups, and they're unremovable forces when they grow up and you get them tracking.
They're not two minutes of your life, they're a lifetime of two minute wonders that make all the suffering worth it.

This is all of them, but sometimes- sometimes there are dogs that are special. Really, REALLY, special....that one dog who doesn't change the game, but changes the board. That one who will lead a pack, but curl up in your bed at night. That one dog who will fight harder-think harder-but come lie next to you at dinner.

They're the hound you can read without even trying, a dog who's mind you know, because, at the base of it, they're just like you.

Eager and burning and ready to go. Desperate to live, desperate to try, and determined to succeed. They're the dog that the bond snaps to attention between the two of you the very first time you find each other.

I have hounds like this...

Remy, who was the first and the foremost and who looks at me, and I see my soul reflecting in her eyes.
Zada, who blew through her first track like no man's business at a mere six months.
And now, Phoenix, who is still too small to register her world, but who will become the cup that holds many of the adventures of mine.

This is what it is to be s houndsman-you're a team. You're a pack. You're a driving force with one end game in mind.

Hunting

11/10/2023

"Anything worth while takes effort" and "if it was easy, everyone would be doing it."

Over the last few months as the hounds, my trackers-amazing trackers that I'm super blessed to have-and myself have been navigating our first season, the above quotes have come into play more and more frequently as the season has gone on.

I won't lie, to put it blatantly, it's been hard. REALLY hard. When I started with hounds five years ago, almost to the date this month, I never thought up half the challenges that would come my way. From sick dogs, to accidental puppies, to gomos that are mountains and nightmares that gomos, and let's not even get started on the thorns-see how short my hair is?thorn induced🤦‍♀️🤣-right down to planning first aid kits, having to use them, overheating-hounds and houndsman-and sometimes just not having the pieces come together, it's been a rollercoaster, and I have to admit, there have been many times when the blood, sweat, and tears all flowed together, and quitting was more and more appealing, but thank God for blessings, grit, and everything in between....

This moment has made it worth it!

First off, I thank my Saviour for the dogs, the trackers, and everyone else listed below. You've had my every step, and I know that mail box up high has been filled up with my prayers ✨️

A massive thank you to mum and dad for putting up with booing, barking, biting, fighting, and an array of other nasties, and not all from the hounds either.....you are not just puppy carers, hound watch-outerers, and advice givers, you're my all around constants.

A big thank you as always to Casper and Lusenga-for not just having the hounds' back but for having mine too.

A huge, HUGE, thank you to Tanya for taking a chance on the new kids on the block, and for being so amazing while doing it. It was an honor and privilege to work with you and your team ❤️ Wounded cats are never easy, but sorting this one with you was absolutely unforgettable!

Lastly, a final thank you to those who didn't make this journey any easier. In the words of Einstein, "I'm thankful to everyone who said no, because of them, I did it myself."

Here's to more moments like this!!

10/10/2023

SSG......next hunter upcoming ✨️

04/10/2023

Best friend potential still available.....PM if interested 😀

28/09/2023

Getting big and growing every day.....a few of these pups are still available, so don't miss out on a hunting buddy or best friend.....

25/09/2023

Feeding time for the Eleven....can't believe how fast they grow.

Will be out in the bush in no time....

24/09/2023

Puppies available!!

Plott cross Bluetick/Gascon, both females and seven weeks old.

DM for details....

11/09/2023

Officially introducing these pups!

Six weeks and one day.....just five days away from their first bit of Mock Track Work......

Can't believe how time has flown, but can't wait for their next chapter either 🙂

Puppies with dogs

10/09/2023

And so, after many, MANY days of baited breath, Re*****on has finally given birth and to 14 amazing puppies no less!!

Can not wait to get these hounds working....😀

09/09/2023

About to be weaned.......and NOT happy about the idea 🤣

06/09/2023

Throwback to these early morning bait checks...

Can never understand how Nike is up and ready to go despite the cold.....proof again that hunting hounds are bred for it just as much as they love it.....you can't fake that much enthusiasm ❤

05/09/2023

Boomer and Mya....too spoilt 🤣

04/09/2023

Boomer on one of his first mock tracks....

Can't wait to see this pup hunting in a few years time!

01/09/2023

Photo shoot part two....

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Boomer on one of his first mock tracks.... Can't wait to see this pup hunting in a few years time!