Top 3 Reasons Police Wont Use a Bloodhound for Tracking!

Thinking Bloodhounds are the ultimate tracking dog? Think again! Garrett and Justin Rigney @k-9servicesunlimited136 dive into why Bloodhounds might not cut it for police K9 tracking.

Here's Why:
1️⃣ Sniffing Everything – Sure, they’ve got the best noses in the game, but they’ll happily ditch a target trail for a skunk or deer. Focused? Not so much.
2️⃣ Weak Nerves – Loud noises, chaotic social scenes, or even a car backfiring? Bloodhounds can fold under the pressure.
3️⃣ They Stink! – Yeah, literally. Their oily skin makes them some of the dirtiest dogs out there.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Bloodhounds just aren’t the best for tracking in real-world, high-pressure situations.

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[Honestcitizennnnnn]

All my bloodhounds can track is my McRib when I pull in the driveway. They’re busting through my truck window when they smell that McRib

[forestwalters]

That’s an amazing description of an untrained hound the most accurate thing he said is they stink but they are bred trackers and id rather work with one than a spazzy bel that can’t be left alone

[aherna]

The last one took me out 😂😂😂😂😂wasn’t expecting that 😂

[messagefamilystyled]

Stinky weird dawgs are still some of the best dawgs but I say that as someone who loves all dawgs

[writingonthewalls]

Number 1 we can all agree is exclusively a training issue. Not a dog issue. If your tracking dog consistently gets distracted by a scent other than the target odor, that’s your fault as a trainer.

That’s like training an ED dog and blaming the dog for choosing the scent of their pay over the target odor when you haven’t trained them to ‘not’ do that like you’re supposed to.

[VikingRWR]

I said "ya dirty dog!!" -Norm

[FGoose]

In my SAR academy, we had two tribal cop handlers who ran bloodhounds. They had good things to say about them, but they didn't seem to think they were the best dogs in the world for SAR. When we were working on getting in and out of a hovering helicopter, I asked them how their dogs would be with that situation. They said they would probably shut down and have to be picked up and tossed in (or handed off to the crew). I've picked up MWD malinois and GSDs to get them on and off harbor boats when the handler needed help, and they were always good about it. I would not want to have to do that with a scared, shut down dog though.

[Dr_V]

If you get the chance try a Transylvanian scent hound, they're small but hardy, smart and incredibly determined trackers.

[aprilmotsinger]

😂 Forget to mention the dead animal/ poop rolling. We wash ours with a skunk odor remover, often more than once a week.

[rafaelfaz]

Plz do a "Before you buy" video on the dutch shepherds. I have been thinking to get a dutch shepherd but I just don't really know about the breed bcz the internet don't really tell me the full details of the breed. And I think you're the only channel that really explains everything about dog breeds that are good and bad for some people

[NightEchos]

Herding breeds would probably do pretty good. Most are eager to learn, used to working independent / dependent with their owner. And a well bred one should have good nerves. If they will face down an angry bull, a car backfiring shouldn’t send them running. Once they get into that “I have to find my lost livestock” mentality almost nothing will break their concentration. Maybe Retrievers too

[redhoward]

So they're not good for tracking? Hmm thousands of years and we've been wrong all along...

[carlavegas]

Aww I feel bad now, what ARE they good for? lol

[gerryroush]

How about a Basset hound?
Dont make me chase you Fred
My velvet ears

[jasonmyneni]

Bloodhounds are INCREDIBLE search and rescue animals. Other than that, they don’t have much going for them

[josephjorgensen]

So what about other hounds like a walker or beagle. Cause I can say I used to have a little female beagle that would lock on to one rabbit and life was punched for that thing because it didn’t matter if she stepped on another one come hell or high water she was working out that track that she started.

[hyacinth]

I have a catahoula leopard dog that loves using her nose. Is this breed good with tracking? I know their lineage comes largely from hounds, so not sure. What's your professional opinion?

[depressed_weighted_Banket]

Lol basically relationships at the end

[vannessawarren]

They're weirdos is reason enough 😅

[gtagf]

How do I train my dog he’s st. Bernard mix with great Dane and he doesn’t listen on walks and he barks at everyone but he’s really just a puppy but he scares everyone