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This is definitely an outdoorsy question. The techniques for training a dog to track game are different from training a dog to be a show dog or a cadaver dog or a support dog. The same basic training will be required before any specific advanced training, (as very briefly summarized in the answer below), but to move this question into Pets does no service to the OP or his/her dog or to our site. A pet owner who is not a hunter has no advantage in answering this question. In general, we are too quick to say a question belongs elswhere when the question is not well formulated by a new user and/or we don't have the expertise ourselves.

My Answer, from the website of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, and quoting Virginia DWR officer Sgt Koloda:

The first thing to keep in mind about deer tracking dogs is that the breed really doesn’t make any difference,” he said. “What counts most is a dog having intelligence, perseverance, a good nose, and a desire to please his owner and the courage to go up mountains or through briars or whatever it takes to find a deer.”

When I was field-dressing my Botetourt doe, Sgt. Koloda asked for the liver so that he could use it in the training of his canine. Bahouth also uses this organ.

“To start a dog’s training, all you need is a drag rope and a liver from a deer or some other animal as the smell is so strong,” he said. “The first time, drag the liver non-stop for some 50 yards and reward the dog with a treat when he finds it. Next, progressively lengthen the trail, pick up the liver for stretches at a time, and then put more and more twists and turns in the trail.

“You should also begin to periodically put down drops of blood—again from a deer or some other mammal­—so the dog can get used to scenting blood. The goal is to continually make the trail longer and harder to follow, eventually doing away with the liver and maybe only having a drop of blood every 10 to 15 yards in a long, twisting trail,” said Bahouth.

The website continues with further advice on scent training.

I will edit the OP's question to conform to our standards.

The techniques for training a dog to track game come after the basic obedience training that any dog, including a pet dog, should receive to be a good citizen. But each special role for a dog, e.g., show dog, cadaver dog, support dog, has a different special training regime

My Answer, from the website of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, and quoting Virginia DWR officer Sgt Koloda:

The first thing to keep in mind about deer tracking dogs is that the breed really doesn’t make any difference,” he said. “What counts most is a dog having intelligence, perseverance, a good nose, and a desire to please his owner and the courage to go up mountains or through briars or whatever it takes to find a deer.”

When I was field-dressing my Botetourt doe, Sgt. Koloda asked for the liver so that he could use it in the training of his canine. Bahouth also uses this organ.

“To start a dog’s training, all you need is a drag rope and a liver from a deer or some other animal as the smell is so strong,” he said. “The first time, drag the liver non-stop for some 50 yards and reward the dog with a treat when he finds it. Next, progressively lengthen the trail, pick up the liver for stretches at a time, and then put more and more twists and turns in the trail.

“You should also begin to periodically put down drops of blood—again from a deer or some other mammal­—so the dog can get used to scenting blood. The goal is to continually make the trail longer and harder to follow, eventually doing away with the liver and maybe only having a drop of blood every 10 to 15 yards in a long, twisting trail,” said Bahouth.

The website continues with further advice on scent training.

I will edit the OP's question to conform to our standards.

Mild Beef (You can skip this and go directly to the Answer, below)

This is definitely an outdoorsy question. The techniques for training a dog to track game are different from training a dog to be a show dog or a cadaver dog or a support dog. Some of the same basics will be required before any specific advanced training, (as very briefly summarized in the answer below), but to toss this question into Pets does no service to the OP or his/her dog or to our site. In general, we are too quick to say a question belongs elswhere when the question is not well formulated by a new user and/or we don't have the expertise ourselves.

My Answer: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources MORE TO COME

Mild Beef (You can skip this and go directly to the Answer, below)

This is definitely an outdoorsy question. The techniques for training a dog to track game are different from training a dog to be a show dog or a cadaver dog or a support dog. The same basic training will be required before any specific advanced training, (as very briefly summarized in the answer below), but to move this question into Pets does no service to the OP or his/her dog or to our site. A pet owner who is not a hunter has no advantage in answering this question. In general, we are too quick to say a question belongs elswhere when the question is not well formulated by a new user and/or we don't have the expertise ourselves.

My Answer, from the website of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, and quoting Virginia DWR officer Sgt Koloda:

The first thing to keep in mind about deer tracking dogs is that the breed really doesn’t make any difference,” he said. “What counts most is a dog having intelligence, perseverance, a good nose, and a desire to please his owner and the courage to go up mountains or through briars or whatever it takes to find a deer.”

When I was field-dressing my Botetourt doe, Sgt. Koloda asked for the liver so that he could use it in the training of his canine. Bahouth also uses this organ.

“To start a dog’s training, all you need is a drag rope and a liver from a deer or some other animal as the smell is so strong,” he said. “The first time, drag the liver non-stop for some 50 yards and reward the dog with a treat when he finds it. Next, progressively lengthen the trail, pick up the liver for stretches at a time, and then put more and more twists and turns in the trail.

“You should also begin to periodically put down drops of blood—again from a deer or some other mammal­—so the dog can get used to scenting blood. The goal is to continually make the trail longer and harder to follow, eventually doing away with the liver and maybe only having a drop of blood every 10 to 15 yards in a long, twisting trail,” said Bahouth.

The website continues with further advice on scent training.

I will edit the OP's question to conform to our standards.