EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Would like to hear how your Dane or Dane x is doing as a hog dog and what you think the strengths and weaknesses of them are. Are they scenting and finding hogs. Curious mind wants to know.              John

PM me if you want.

Those that I know of are doing very well. They can and do wind and run their own track and can be very hard holders.

Thank you Silverton Boar dogs. I have a 11 month old that seems to wind before my Catdo and is showing a lot of intrest in the pen. Catches as good or better than Catdo on the small 50 lb hogs I have shown her. Will start taking to woods at end of month when I think her teeth will be set. Was wanting to know if others were having the same experience as I was.     John

 I know L3 has one. And he is a "one out". Dog.  Hear good things about them he is big on the bullydane cross also. I am thinking about breeding my pit ridge back to his Dane

i have a dane that will be startin soon. was yours out of hunting stock?

Ya Hogdoggintexas my pup is out of L3 stock and I'm really excited about how she is comming on.
W-tate my pup is out of Joshua's first breeding of BullyDanes and it seems she will be everything we had hopes of her being. At 10 months she was 26" and 77-78lbs. She is the runt of the litter and took all of her dad's look. Hoping she will be 100lbs and about 30 inches at 18 months.
John

you have a pic?

Hogdoggintexas I have older pictures. I haven't taken a picture in 3months. Should get a new one. I am not the smartest computer guy so if you don't mind I will e-mail a picture to you as I know how to do that. Let me know.
   John

If i make that cross I am hopein for a real hard hunting. Rcd be a littel like a one out dog I hope

W-tate, Riddick is one hell of a dog and is seeming to pass along a lot of hunt to his offsprings. A lot of people make fun of him and push his buttons but Joshua is telling it like it is with the hunting of his dogs. Too bad he doesn't post here anymore because if most people had listened instead of making light of everything he said they could have learned a lot. I just think you have to respect what people hunt and how they hunt even though you might disagree with them.      John

ya send me a pic   do you want me to post it for you?

hogdoggintexas@yahoo.com

Hogdoggintexas sent to you. No need to post just sent to you since you had asked and seemed intrested.           John

One day I would love to have a great Dane. I would really like to see one in the woods or caught on a hog.

Christina, My dog is a BullyDane and is awesome even though she is young. Moves around much better than most would think. Where I hunt is mostly oak bottoms with short river cane and not a lot of tangles and she goes through it a lot better than my Terriers. Her power is incredible. At 9 months was 77lbs and 26". Has the possibility of reaching 30" and 100lbs.  John

Hogdoggintexas sorry I sent to the e-mail address on your profile. Resent just now.     John

thats a good looking dog   how are you going to hunt him?

Old sarge I agree with u 100% about Josh.  Seems like a great guy.  I am perrty excited about makein the cross with riddick. And it ain't till march   But I am worried about movein the pups cause I don't have room for an entire litter

i have a pit/dane but she is only 4 months old im fixing to start taking her when i go where i can start putting a handle on her im really excited

I bet she will do wonders for you, sounds like a good cross. Casey how old is your Dane now?

almost 5 months and about 55lbs

Wow! Here's a question for everyone I'm sure it been brought up before. I've never had to train a catch dog cause I don't have any my brother has the CD's so how old do they have to be to get started? Or the preferable age? Especially with the big breeds does it make a difference?

i start mine at about 5 months and just let them see a small hog. after that i will show them a hog about 3 or 4 hogs over the next 6 months then its all woods after a year

Hogdoggintexas the dog is a female and I am going to run her with my Catdo as a team. The Catdo will get a lot of hunting since I am also starting an English Mastiff cross at the same time as the BullyDane. I think I will only run the BullyDane when I have a good idea what I am on until she is 1 year old to try to make sure her teeth are set. I don't know of any way to tell on the teeth just 1 Yr seemed good to me Christina, would like to know for sure myself.   John

Hogdoggintexas you posted as I was typing but what I have done is almost what you say. I showed her a 25lb pig at 6 months and a 50lb pig at about 8 and 9 months and now going to selectively let her woods hunt at 10months as a backup to the Catdo a couple times a month until 1 year and then it's Katie bar the door.     John

this was my first cd that i started on my own he was  8 months old in this pic and it was his first woods hog   he was a dogoXpit  (pogo)

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i dont have a pen to teach so its straight to the woods if she bays for awhile til she gets older thats fine by me she will catch when its her time!! ;D

That's a good looking dog Casey is that the one you showed me a Pic of on your phone. I would like a dogoxdane does anyone have one?

i know a dane that will be ready in a few months all i need a f/m dogo ;D

Rowdy, I think you have it right on starting your dog. Danes will usually start a little later I've been told but when you throw in the Pit who knows what will happen. I know mine will catch on small hogs but I will not push her for a while and let her settle in and gain confidence. You've got the blood there just may take a while to flip that switch but when it flips it will all be worth the patiences and waiting.
Hogdoggintexas your Pogo is a fine looking dog.
                    John   

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Haha wow I forgot about her and she's laying at my feet lol I would be down for that sometime in the future ;)

just let me know when you want to

I'd like to know how that pup you got from Josh turns out.  I haven't had a chance to hunt with Josh yet we've made plans but stuff always comes up. i'd like to see Riddick in the woods.  i think a lot of people don't like styles different than their own.  i know a kid that sure as heck didn't help matters any when it came to Josh.