EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

I see several great Dane posts and Dane crosses and seen sum real good Lookin dogs... I like them but just wanted some input on where they fit in with hog huntin(catch dogs, strike dogs,etc...)? are crosses better?  Any crossed with curs? It mite b something I'm interested in in the future... Would like to see some pictures of some of them crossed up any info would b great

I have a dane /pit. He is starting to hunt in his own and I was fortunate to watch him wind his first hog a few months ago. I was using him as a RCD. I breed him to a hard hunting Campbell cur/ Pit and have 5 month old pups that are showing a lot of desire already. Thinking of breeding a smaller pure Dane to a English pointer. Danes are kinda a touchy subject on here cause of one particular person. I see nothing wrong with hunting or running a pure dane. I personally like the idea of crossing them. They bring leg and brains to the mix.

I see... Well thanks for the info

Are you talking about twiddlebanks?

 :'(  :P     

R-I-D-D-I-C-K    nuff said....  :-*

Man only if you can afford to feed a horse the ones I have been around eat 3 times other dogs even in the same weight class

all i got to say is if you can afford him hes all yours

hes loopy, got a whip tail that will get you at 530 am when your not awake, hes not the best in the woods but open field is his game

The feed ain't a problem if it's a worth while investment... Was considering one to cross with a Cur... How are they athletically?

i used to run him with my truck, couple miles a day

breed wise they are acutally low energy dogs atleast Heff is, but once he gets goin he wont stop till hes caught whatever hes found, good eyesight really, not such a good nose, distinct bark

So there mainly used as running catch dogs? I use to hunt alot of farm land in Winnie and a sight dog woulda been good there but idk if they would do good in the thickets around here?

well i guess they are rcd, thats how i believe they were used back when the breed was hunted with, i wouldnt put one in the dense stuff but thats why there are crossbreeds with pits and hounds

i would recommend a hound cross so it gets its nose

i had four of the huge suckers 15 years ago. aside from the feed bill and hip problems after about 4 years old they were good dogs. All my dogs were hip certified at 1 year and still wound up half lame by 6 years old. I personally think they are awsome LOOKING dogs but dont have much place in our sport. If bred down in size by crossing they might work out but i really cant see what you would gain by doing this. I know some guys are running them on here and I dont mean to trash the breed, lord knows no one ever trashes cats rolleyes If the danes work in your type of hunting thats great. Maybe i just had substandard danes but they only lived 8-9 years and this was pampered well exercised dogs and just when they would have been old enough to start getting good here come the hip problems. I guess yall can tell danes left a bad taste in my mouth huh.....

ohh yeah one good thing the girls at the lake would always come over to see them ;D O0 good times

What's up with the hips?

So no big Jake and great Danes peachy?  I just been in a experimental stage lately..got a bird dog and love him... Crossed him with a Cur gyp hoping to b impressed, thought about the Danes but sounds like they mite not fit into my style of hunting around the thicker woods...

hip displasia is really common in danes and mastiffs. Back when i was messing with them I had allot of people saying it was genetic and when buying the dogs i only bought them from people who had the parents tested. four different dogs from 3 different breeders and all 4 were put to sleep before their short life span should have been over. because I couldnt watch them struggle to their feet after laying down and then walk all gimpy...Bitter? Maybe :D

Perhaps some people have had them live to be 7-8 years without problems but not many i have talked to...

Noelle Go look at thomas' mastiff he is 2 years old and alittle over weight and already walking like his hips hurt. NOW GO TO SLEEP 5 is gonna come early we gotta be in the woods ;D

Lol I just sent u a message saying the same thing to you!!!

I didn't no about the hip ordeal, I had a English mastiff and didn't notice anything but he was only 2. Sounds like the Danes mite b too high maintenance for me

My 90lb dane /pit moves through the brush with ease.