When people learn that I train my own and write about blood dogs for big game recovery, there is one question that always follows, ÒWhat is the best breed of dog to train for blood trailing?Ó
ItÕs doesnÕt usually take too long after that question for the asker to start telling me how someone else told him that one or the other pure bred dogs is the only dog that will make a professional blood tracking dog. So letÕs start right there and take a look at the dog breeds most often promoted as the very best for blood trail training. After that, IÕll give you my personal and professional picks that make the best dog for the job. And keep in mind that each of the breeds IÕm about to discuss are unique in many ways.
I want to encourage you to think long and hard about getting a working dog to track blood because deer season is a short time frame and the dogs listed are working dogs, they will need a job and a place in your family 24/7/365.