I have heard of a coon going into the ground but I dont want my dog going in or barking at it. My CH female is a notorious armadillo chaser and I almost have her broke from it. Going into a hole after game is dangerous for a dog. It could get its collar caught and be stuck and you couldnt hear it barking. It could also catch what its chasing and have no room to fight underground and get torn to pieces. I want my dogs to be tree minded. As pups I'm not strict on what they put in a tree as long as they are treeing, but I only ever praise them for a coon. If its a posseum I merely lead them away, and if it becomes a problem as they get older then they can be broke just like breaking them from any off game. When my pup would put somthing in the ground they would get a stern "no" and a pop with the lead and we would move on. I do always check the hole though to see what is in it before I do this. If it is a coon I merely lead them away and say nothing. If it's an armadillo I put a shock collar on them stand back and let them get down in the hole and burn them back out. It's what I had to do with Moko.
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