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what breeds of dogs make good catch dogs?

OH BUDDY, There are a lot....i will just tell ya what i run and im sure every one els will pitch in with what they run.... im guessing what they run would be their prefered breed for catching. i run a full cat(100% catch), full ridgeback(100% catch), and a pit/ridgeback pup that is getting to be a awesome rcd. i personaly think the breed you choose has a lot to do with the way you hunt. we run our catch dogs on the ground with our strike dogs. other people lead their dogs in. it just depends on what works for you and your pack. ymo mrs, kbar

 Any breed of dog would probably work as long as it latches hold of a hog and hold on to an individuals liking.

 An individuals liking is as variable as breeds of dogs are.  ;D

 We have a pit and a pit/dane cross.

This is interesting I was thinking the same thing if pits get banned know ab and dogo but I have a ridgeback and two ridgeback/dogos that are showing promise.  Cward has a jrt. Seen a couple hard hitting cats and one bmc that were as hard as they come.  What else is out there?

oh ok i see what y'all are saying, i was just wondering because some of the people i know use american bulldogs and pits so thats why i wanted to see what else that could be used for a catch dog, thanks for yalls advise

I had a catahoula/ridgeback/pit dog I just sold that was straight catch. And Landen, I don't think we have to worry about pit bulls getting banned.

Oh I know but still I guess the thaught is still there

Pits do a great job. But my wife said no pits. I am trying to get a couple Dogo pups now and maybe an AB. I really like the Dogos personality. But my dad always says you have to be smarter than the dog. So he likes dumb dogs ;D It just comes down to what you like and how much time you want to spend with the dog. But I am happy to hunt behind any dog that gets the job done.

cward uses his Jack Russel Terrier and catches hogs. So everything I thought about catch dogs went out the window. Just need a Get'r Done Dog.

Do you mean lock up to the death catch dogs or dogs that catch and let go???  To me pit bulls americn bulldogs are the only catch dogs, the rest are imitators!!!  Remember that Great Dane on the tv show the other day????  He bit the hog and let go, not a catch dog to me.  Airdales catch, rat terriers catch but i dont consider them catch dogs.  I have seen shepards catch too, are they catch dogs??  I think the greyhounds I had were more like a pit bull or american bulldog than anything i ever hunted with, they had to have the ear cut off of the hog when they locked up, they did not bite or fight and seemed to always stay locked up even if getting tusked???

pretty sure the l3dogis caaled a holder not a catch dog just hold it till u get there

Catch and let go? That ain't a catch dog. But that ain't the breed. I have seen pits that I would not call a catch dog, not many but at least two. Lots of dogs will catch, and I do mean catch and hold until you tell them to release. I ain't calling any breed imitators. Because someone will sure nuff show you you are wrong. There are culls in every breed too. Don't judge a breed by the culls.

Whatever works for you.  I've worked with Dogos , pits , and AB. I've got one Purebread dogo that will catch on the ear and not let go.  It took awhile for her to get going but it's been well worth the wait. Plus they can turn it off  right away and go home lay under my wife"s feet like she's never been hunting. I have to get the blood clean off her first. Ab is one hell of a CD and second to none on Pure catching. The pits I've been around IMO just want turn it off. It's more like a fight and alot of damage. But my  wife ain't letting me keep a pit in the yard nither is my homeowners INS.

x2.....just becuase its a pit doesnt mean its the best catch dog ever....we hunted pit after pit and yeah they catch well....but they would get to hot and couldnt keep up with our dogs. so we had to find something that had a lil more heat resistance and have some leggs on them to keep up with our dogs and horses. thats why we raised our ridgeback up and trained him on hogs and maybe we got lucky(a lot of people say ridgebacks dont catch good) but this dog catches just as good and as hard as any pit we have owned(same goes for our cat catchdog). when he grabs a hogs ear he isnt coming of till its dead. To tell the truth we dont like for our dogs to stay latched or cought on a hog after its dead. when we say dead hog, get out...our dogs release and move on...maybe sometimes we have to give them a lil pull. just thought i would put this out there so pitman understands we are talking about catchdogs not gritty dogs that grab a pig or hog and let go and grab again. dont want to make anyone mad but like isaid before: it depends on how you and your other dogs hunt and where you hunt to what breed might fit you better. Mrs. Kbar

i like a pit about 45 lbs and if i had to choose anything besides a pit or ab i would get 2 male jags and use them, i think they even make vest for them

I like Great Danes >:D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;DI just had to stir that pot again.

Yes sir I agree

thanks for everyones help i have a good idea on what kinds of breeds of dogs can be used as catch dogs. I really appreciate everyones help with everything not many folks want to take the time to help newcomers and yall have welcomed me like a member of the family and cant wait to get out and start hunting

pitman01 im fixin to breed my blue pit back to his daughter and you can have a pup. and you can ask around about my catch dogs there good

That would be awesome Monty just reading some of the things on here I can tell your a very respected hog hunter and a man of your word. If your ever needing someone to help you out on hunts I'm willing to help in anyway I might not know alot about hunting with dogs but I'm willing to learn

i will take you up on that, ill show you everything i no and my be it can help you some day

sounds good monty

I have used ABs ,Pits and had a BMC that was a sure nuff a CD until he got unlucky one night.

Winchester 30.30 ,, catches every time if you point it to the right spot!



I'm just jealous cause I don't have a catch dog !!

This was the best one I owned. She got her back leg crippled up & I gave her to a friend for a yard dog.
1/2 cur & 1/2 rednose 45 pounds.  Completely stock & trash broke.  Wind, trail, and catch any hog she got on and lock like a vise.  When you throw the hog she will relay & go catch another one. I use to hunt her by herself a lot and put a lot of pork on the ground.  ( Not bad for a imitator)

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I've got a young AB and have only hunted him a couple times and it's taken alot of work but he caught hard last time in the woods. I'm in the same boat as other folks, girlfriend doesn't want a pit and neither does my insurance so I had to substitute!

we run a 70 lb pit and a 90 lb ab   i like lead in cds  and i wouldnt trade my pit 4 3 of any breed but if he didnt get the job done like he does id take however many of wutever breed to get the job done but i prefer pits to anything else jmo  i am gettin an ab too but i just wanna cross my male pit to a female ab and have that lineup    i think theyll b bada$$

I just got a AB/Cat/BMC. She is showing tremendous prey drive and when we play with a towel or something, she has a very strong hold already at 9 weeks old! She is lean and very muscular and weighs 15lbs already. I would imagine she would make a great rcd, but she will not be hunting. Instead she will be my hiking partner and protector when backpacking in the mountains.

Standard poodle is a dead game catch dog as well if you ever see one dont make the mistake of underestimating them, we used to get them from pounds when out of dogs to hunt and if they are clipped they love to fight and catch hogs, they dont bark much but will darn sure hunt, dont forget they were bred for hunting and reteiving duck and game from rivers in europe, i had one over 75 pounds and am not ashamed, it was not pink but he was a good grain feild or stock tank hog dog in a pack, he loved to swin out to a hog no matter what kind of water, he got to hot and dropped dead in a grain feild one night when we caught hogs and hogs, he was dead game to the end.

German shepards, old time American Black and tan Farm Shepard also will catch and dead game with the right strain as well, both will bark a lil not much, i had a 1/2 pit 1/2 German shepard that i knew i was screwed on when i got delivery of him, turned out as usuall i judged the dog on what i had heard not what he could do, he regualrly would strike solo and stay bayed until daylight, if i could not climb up a tree to hear him or ride a mule to him he would come in to the cast box, sometimes he would lead me back to where he had killed hog in the stock tank or chewed ones nuts off so bad it was laying down next to a oak tree trying to recoup. He was killed by of all things a sorry awrse javilaina when he stuck his head insde a 55 deer feeder barrel the jav was inside, he got a tiny jav tusy in the jugular vein and bled to death on my back as i carried him back to the truck to try to clamp his blood loss off, i still get sick and tearly when i remeer his warm blood running down my back and butt as we was fighting to live, we had 7 of the Guerra Brothers from Berclair that night with us and we could hear this dog figting but it was so weirdo muffled in the barrel and the wind was blowing he stayed in it too long and darn javalina weighting 25 pounds killed him after 4 years in my pack doging the roll of the dice death by tusk from a big feral russian hog.  Takes a lot out of you when stuff like that happens.  That made me get mad and buy 5 more mules so everybody could ride and hunt at night to get to the dogs faster and catch more hogs and have more fun...

I would hunt a standard poodle and put a pink bow on it! Let them laugh when the dog with a pink bow is holding that hog like a champ. ;D

BTW my next catch dog will be named Fifi. Tell people I will bring Fifi to catch them hogs! I could care less about the name, I only care about the hunt! I will put a pink bow on her just for fun. ;D Kinda like when I had my sister beat up a kid that wanted to fight. When he was on the ground crying she told him to suck it up because she hit like a girl. ;D We played a little rougher in our house!

BTW my next catch dog will be named Fifi. Tell people I will bring Fifi to catch them hogs! I could care less about the name, I only care about the hunt! I will put a pink bow on her just for fun. ;D Kinda like when I had my sister beat up a kid that wanted to fight. When he was on the ground crying she told him to suck it up because she hit like a girl. ;D We played a little rougher in our house!
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I love it

I will use nothing but Great Danes to catch my hogs,I bet I will start losing a lot of weight real soon to due to lack of pork. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:Pits and ABs all the way!!!

i got a half BMC and half dogo and he will not let go for anything

Will never trust anything but a pit or a big american bulldog but will always choose a pit over anything

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i use 100% pit but my friend had a cat that i would put up agianst any thing out there  he would catch any thing you put him on seen him draged across a coastal field by a big boar and would not let go