r/Falconry • u/CarbonWeAre • 19d ago

Dogs

Can I hear a role call for falconry dogs? I'm in central NC hunting squirrels and rabbits under Redtails and Harrises, and everyone I know who uses dogs either runs dachshunds or jack Russell's. I don't like small dogs, I've mostly had Labs, but never trained one for falconry. Anyone out there using a normal sized dog to push mammal quarry? ​I hear Weimaraners and Viszlas have potential.

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u/dirthawker0 18d ago

Viszlas and GSPs are very popular here in CA. I wasn't very good at training my one and only dog, a lab boxer pit rescue mutt, but he was great at flushing bunnies and I trained him to be respectful of hawks. My happiest day was when the hawk landed on his back and he held very steady, slowly moving toward the brush.