Beagle question

[Bubba19056]

I have a 15 week old beagle, I was wondering everyones opinion, do you think it is possible to train a beagle to retrive Duck and geese during a field hunt?:huh:

[RUSS0079]

Bubba,
My first grouse dog was a beagle. Problem with the breed is that they are very stubburn. The good thing about the breed is they are very stubburn and will not leave a track. As far as retrieves, they will until their nose finds something else they are interested in. I breed, train, hunt and guide with German Shorthairs now. More receptive and egar to please. hope this helps.
Russ

[ECRETzone27]

ive heard of jack russells duck hunting and retrieving mallards but idk about geese

[Jerseybuck]

Yes, but why? Your probably looking at alot of work to accomplish that. I've heard of beagles that retrieve, but it isn't the norm.

Beagles hunt for themselves
Flushing/Pointing dogs, hunt for you.

[arrowhead]

I had two beagles, they both passed on these past two years. One was 14 and the other was 15 years old. They are the most stubborn dogs I ever tried to train. My labs were the easiest. I trained the beagles to rabbit hunt but they would run forever and never understood the word COME. That said, they were the most lovable dogs a man would ever want to have and I miss them alot. I think the breed would be hard to train as a retriever.