One of the most difficult things I have come to realize with Doodles is the fact he has an incredibly low drive to want to hunt. Or maybe I just don't know what I am looking at. He is very protective and will puff out his little chest and warn me of something whether it be a rabbit or a human. But chase down a tunnel is another story. He also might just be a late bloomer in that respect as a few months ago getting him interested in things like that was near impossible. Like before stated I have come to terms with not knowing exactly how to achieve this goal of hunting with him. Faced with political challenges, bans on dog hunting and such, it causes me great difficulty getting facts that I need to train a dog fit for earth work. Normally my job is to remove "bad" behaviors like barking chasing and digging. Not to mention the "crazy" intense that terriers can get.
Doodles is a great dog, comes when called, walks off leash, I can call him off a chase but I think all these things are piling up into a very well mannered dog. Call me crazy but I hope for the day Doodles disobeys me into a tunnel and I am forced to dig my little dog out.
