Leash training is accomplished by first tying the pup to a stake. When fighting the restraint ends, the pup can be practice-walked without a struggle. Chasing Rabbits Sometime in the 9th to 11th week, field-training begins. But very soon a puppy gets too rough, or a rabbit kicks a pup. At this point, genetic memory takes over.
Rabbits begin to run away and puppies begin to chase.
After a few encounters, the puppies are familiar with rabbit scent. They like it and are using their noses. So Place baits a mousetrap in the yard with deer scent for a new scent experience they won't like. As expected, the pups approach the scent only to be hit on the nose with the trap. Then it's back to the starting pen for another pleasant rabbit experience, after which Place tries one more deer scent temptation, again in a mousetrap in the yard.