▁and ▁others . ▁In ▁Alabama , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁c emetery ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁bur ial ▁of ▁co on ▁dogs . ▁ ▁Training ▁ ▁Co on h ound ▁pu pp ies ▁typically ▁start ▁their ▁hunting ▁training ▁at ▁less ▁than ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁age . ▁The ▁dog ' s ▁owner ▁or ▁tra iner ▁will ▁begin ▁by ▁teaching ▁it ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁sc ent ▁of ▁a ▁racc oon ' s ▁p elt ▁or ▁commercial ▁sc ent ▁stick ▁drag ged ▁across ▁the ▁ground . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁young ▁dog ▁has ▁master ed ▁this , ▁it ▁is ▁taken ▁hunting , ▁either ▁by ▁itself ▁or ▁with ▁other ▁dogs . ▁Many ▁dog ▁train ers ▁prefer ▁hunting ▁older ▁dogs ▁alongside ▁a ▁younger ▁one , ▁with ▁the ▁reasoning ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁set ▁an ▁example ▁for ▁the ▁in ex per ien ced ▁dog . ▁Exper ien ced ▁dog ▁train ers ▁note ▁that ▁the ▁most ▁difficult ▁part ▁is ▁often ▁not ▁teaching ▁the ▁dog ▁to ▁h unt ▁racc o ons ▁but ▁teaching ▁it ▁to ▁ignore ▁other ▁animals ▁such ▁as ▁op os sum s , ▁wh itet ail ▁de er ▁and ▁rabb its , ▁which ▁are ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁called ▁" tr ash ". ▁ ▁Pract ice ▁ ▁Modern ▁co on ▁hunting ▁is ▁pract iced ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁trained ▁dog ▁or ▁dogs . ▁While ▁histor ically ▁co on ▁hunting ▁dogs ▁were ▁of ▁any ▁bre ed , ▁modern ▁co on ▁dogs ▁are ▁almost ▁always ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁sc enth ound ▁subgroup ▁called ▁co on h ounds . ▁There ▁are ▁six ▁distinct ▁bre