Ive trained rabbit dogs for 35 years and there is nothing to it.

Find a roadkill rabbit or save a hide from hunting. Get a long fishing pole and tie hide on the end of the line.

Dangle and hop the hide in front of your pup or dog. Get the dog interested and keep the hide out in front.


Spin it around as the dog chases it. Every once in a while let the dog catch the hide. Set the drag on your reel and its a better fight than a big striper! LOL.

Do this game for a week or so and then take you dog to the thicket and kick up a rabbit. Try and see where it goes and then put your dog on the track and he will do the rest.

Sometimes it takes a few rabbits to get them going and sometimes it dont.

Best advice I can give you is feed them all the rabbit tracks you can. h.h.