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I had a puppy buyer that had to back out at the very last minute. This has really messed me up. I can not go on vacation nor go out west to fight fires until I get him sold. He is a really wonderful pup, 9 1/2 weeks old and 16 pounds. He is current on all shots and just about house broke all ready. I have been working with him on liver drags getting ready to converte him over to blood trails as soon as he is ready. I am going to continue to work him until I sale him. I hope it is soon as things... Read More

In my photo album you will see the pictures of the new litter. Well they are old enough to go to their new homes this past weekend. More pictures can be found on my web site. www.hillockkennels.com , look for the link to the "B" litter under pictures. By the 2010 hunting season these pups should be out blood tracking wounded animals for hunters in their area.

So far I have 3 down and 2 to go. 3 of the buyers came to pick pups Sat. the other 2 will fly out Tuesday morning.

Gary Hub... Read More

Today I introduced our litter of Bavarian Mountain Hounds to blood. They got some dry food soaked in deer blood then tossed in the yard for them to find.This just starts them using their nose to find the food. I also had some deer liver that I tied to a string and started dragging around the yard. The pups thought that was the greates thing. They all got into the search. I will start then on small liver drags in a day or two. Watch my gallery for updated pictures or stop by my web site to see an... Read More

These are things that I have run into over the last few years. This is not an all inclusive list of mistakes as I am sure I will continue to see new things the more I track for other hunters.

Mistake No. 1: Walking down the middle of the blood trail.

Then when hunters get to where the blood runs out, they start walking all over the place. This transfers blood from their boots to places the deer did not go. When the dog gets there to track and gets to this point on the trail they ha... Read More