Oh dear, how I love my BGS female. Since I’m not a hunter, I keep her busy with appropriate work. I train her as a mantrailer and detection dog. Genetically, her tracking ability is very pronounced—even in her free time! Clear and consistent training is very important for this sensitive hunting dog. That is why reputable breeders only sell these dogs to experienced owners who will challenge them in ways that match their abilities. At home, she’s a cuddly, affectionate, and calm soul; outdoors, she’s a very active and vocal hunting dog. Over the past few decades, I have owned and trained a wide variety of hunting dog breeds (German Shorthair and English Pointer, Spaniels, Podencos, Rhodesian Ridgebacks), but this bloodhound type is, wonderfully enough, yet another new challenge that really pushes me in training. Dr. Google says: Bavarian Mountain Hound: Training and Care The Bavarian Mountain Hound is a true bundle of energy. Due to selective breeding, this breed has an extremely high energy level that cannot be met by daily walks alone. These dogs are passionate about hunting and want to exercise their innate talents every day through tracking, retrieving, and chasing game. To keep this friendly Bavarian breed in a manner appropriate to its nature, you must allow it to work as a hunting dog. For this reason, breeders only place these dogs with hunters and foresters. An exception is made for dog handlers who train these animals as working dogs in search and rescue operations. Due to their high need for exercise, Bavarian Mountain Hounds are not suitable as purely indoor dogs. As a robust, nature-loving dog, this hunting companion feels at home outdoors. He needs a house with a yard, preferably in a rural area. These four-legged friends were bred for the steep, rocky trails in the mountains and love nothing more than to roam through woods and fields for hours with their owners.

@Christina Brewster Papillons are amazing and are very underrated. Fortunately, they never became true “fashion dogs” and thus weren’t overbred. Unfortunately, however, they are often kept solely as lap dogs. I trained my male dog, “Don Pepito,” as a medical alert dog; he is now 11 years old and has no intention of retiring. He is very empathetic, calm, and eager to work. “Calima,” whom you see in the picture above, I trained as a bed bug detection dog. She is super fast, effective, persistent, and precise in her work. The advantage of these little super-noses is that you can take them anywhere—in the cabin of an airplane, or in a hotel, where they don’t stand out while searching for bed bugs. They have more stamina than larger dogs, and you can easily lift them up when they need to search at height, etc. Strangely enough, I never wanted a small dog—I had my prejudices. But Papillons are big dogs in small bodies.

love, love, love it🥰 Thank you Christina😘