I thought about that mark but I've picked him up half way through a race and he looks like he's ran 30 miles. He just gets winded. On a 50 degree day he will be right up with the other dogs.

I have only owned him 6 months. I was thinking heat stroke as well. I might take him to the vet and see what it would cost to run some tests.

Just looking to get input from some more experienced houndsman. I have a 5 year old mecham bread dog that strikes bear and starts a track awesome. Once lined out he falls behind my other 2 dogs a ways if the temperature is above 60 degrees, and will fall completely out of the race within a couple ...