EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

So in your opinion who has the best woods dog catahoula alive that's currently living? I'm in search of a male for my female. She is nice, bred well and will find and bay her own hog in woods or keep one tight in pen. I wanna bred her to the best available specimen out there.
She is out of Ofi Shoka's Tisho and Ofi Shoka's Doddie who go back to Anchor biscuit and B.L.T's Sunshine. Doddie goes back to Fellas' Lil Odis and B.L.T's Sunshine.

My uncle has one that's sired a whole lot of pups from all over. His Hank dog. Idk anything else about it though.

Scott Pugh (Scott) he has probably the best I've ever hunted with. I had one from him Flacco that was a true Get ER Done Catahula. He has some really good blood in his yard. Don't know the bloodline but they always produce when we go out. I think the dogs name is Cajun.

what kinda traits are you looking for?

Silent on track. Bay tight and get rough when needed to stop one. Medium to long range. No Dog aggression when you pull it out of the box it's only desire is to find a hog not racehorsing just hunting. I like my female pretty good but she could be a lil rougher she bays lil loose for me but she gets it done.

Talk to halfbreed on here he might have one or know the where a bouts of one.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The older BLT dogs were pretty good. Unfortunately they went down hill

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

The best one alive belongs to a man that pens the toughest cows for a living.   My thoughts are, you wont find him on here or any other internet site.  I would look for a guy with a flatbed truck and a dog box on it with a horse or two in his trailer.  If he has a couple muzzles hanging from his dog box and an he has a couple scarred up dogs, he is the guy.  I'd follow him to the store and get a look at his calassed hands and sun burned neck....if he don't talk much when you say hi...that is the guy.  He has the best ones alive...now getting to breed to one of his dogs is another story, which has already been talked about on here.  Good luck!!

I know two old broke down Cowboys like you talking about. They tell more lies then any hog hunter on the Internet. They might have good dogs who knows. But I know this for a fact they never had straight paper dogs they had all kinds of dogs mixed in but they had spots. Had loud mouths so I was guessing 1/4 to half hound 


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Debatable at best and any recommendation would be speculatory due to no one could have possibly seen all living woods dogs. This is a good place to get recommendations of dogs that you should hunt with to see which would meet your requirements. Then, maybe that hunter will breed to your dog.

I understand that I just figured that I could get a better idea of where to look. I also assumed a few people would direct to the same guy or dog. Has to be a legendary living catahoula. The one that shines against the rest.

most people with this type of dog probably ain't gonna breed to just any gyp that they don't know.

JDT I dunno if you'll read this but it isn't showing that I responded in my messages but I did.

Most dogs you speak of that caliber aren't going to be bragged about or talked about on the Internet, they do exist, I guarantee it, but like what was mentioned above, men who own dogs of that type 99% of the time don't let their stuff get out or talk it up, not saying it's impossible, I know of several members of this forum that have some nice catahoula dogs but their going to keep their lips closed.

I have never met a man that didn't brag on something. Dogs are no different they might not brag on the net but I guaranty they will at a camp fire tail gate or at the local cafe. 30 yrs ago those old timers that where 50 60 yrs old talked more crap then any kid on the net these days cuz that's all it was talk. That's just what men do if you don't talk a little noise I would think you where up to something lol. Me and few of my buddy's talk crazy to each other bout dogs and hunting. Talking the dog up or not saying anything don't change what the dog does. This can only be determined by your eyes not your ears. Some car sales men don't say much while they sale u a junker and a loud mouth one could sale you the best deal ever.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yea. Ain't gonna happen. For reasons as stated above and several others

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337Z using Tapatalk

There's a big difference in ribbing with your buds around a campfire and campaigning a dog you think is good, just the same as calling things how you see it, whether it be good or bad, or letting something speak for itself....

There's people breeding what your looking for it just takes time, patience, and respect and you will eventually get your foot in the door....

That's why I don't put stock in what people say bout anything lol. But at the same time I don't discredit them till they give me a reason to.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well put Judge

well said judge, I have a good friend that I constantly but heads with, for some reason he always thinks someone is full of BS and is blowing smoke, I view things the same way as you. I'll give a man the benefit of a doubt until I'm proven otherwise.

Ya goose I got one buddy no matter what you say he has done better lol.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Drew whispers Buzz dog is the best full blood cat I've seen hunt, he gets it done by himself often and has enough gritt n bottom too stay with the best of em.

The better ones I have seen that stand out where crosses mostly with hound.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've had and seen some straight cats that were top of the line dogs compared to any breed, but you had to give them until they was 2 years old before they turned it on.

Cleve where they come from I sure love a good spotted dog. I aint a purist don't have to be papered to. Ya you got to let them mature


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 That's been my experience, late to mature and late to turn on


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A little off topic but later maturing usually means smarter, not in all cases, look at humans for instance, smartest mammals in existence but the latest maturing, maybe same can be said with dogs, would be something worth looking into and keeping track of when we raise whole litters.

Ya goose kinda can match us to dogs if you think it thru. Smart kids usely are spotted 7 to ten yrs of age dog terms one yr old. The even smarter kids once again shine in high school dog terms 2 to 1/2 yrs of age. The smartest peek out at 30 or so dog terms 4 or 5 yrs of age the truly great ones keep progressing till 70 yrs of age dog terms ten after that the down ward spiral starts. That's how you should look at your dogs.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Judge,
They come out of the back woods in central LA.
No papers, just some dogs that's be been in the little community a long time, but the way things are now there is only about 2 or 3 people that's got any left.

Cleve that's the kind I like. Was they those big block head dogs or those needle nose dogs


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Most of them had pretty good jugs. You would get a few slim headed ones

Here is one of mine (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01/14/3ff6f989dbe8f582c950d94c65b60f7a.jpg)


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What part of central LA?

The closest town is Jena

That is a good looking cat Judge. How long have you had him? Is he a good hog dog?

That's diamond she is a gyp lol I have had her since her momma had her lol she 4. She is short range dog will hood road walk or that's how I hunt her. If your wanting a dog that gets gone that ain't her but if you get her in sign she find one after another she has found me a bunch of hogs.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sure like her looks!

Thanks my friend


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dad gum judge I have a male that is built and looks a lot like that diamond. They sure would make some nice pups!

lol hard to tell by that pic, didn't look close enough haha. I didn't know you bred cats as well. Cool deal sounds like she is a good dog. She is really well built.

Thanks red nose like I said she ain't for every one but if your in hogs she will find em all day long. Most to date she found 12 in 4 hrs on a nice ranch on hunt slap wore my legs out lol. Her best quality is energy from he'll never seems to be tired.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Croc she is fixed she proplaspt and had to have her fixed


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would say they would be of the dennison line if your looking for a jam up catahoula. I could point you in the direction of some damn fine ones


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

X2 on Dennison

If you look around South Ala. I am sure you could find some but those boys keep a pretty firm grip on them. I bet Chainrated knows where a couple are.

Here's a great thread about Cat's. There are some top notch Catahoula men replying on that thread, not to mention a hog that looks to be half rhino!

http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=8919.20

I can personally vouch for the Sam mason and dennison bred dogs, seems to be a good strain for my region far as cur dogs go.

Where bout you at goose87


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Southeast Louisiana and southwest ms, about 2 hrs directly north of New Orleans. Right where louisiana makes the shape of the toe of the boot.

Gotcha I heard of those dennison dogs but never seen one that I know of


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've only hunted with one and at close to ten he's literally a one dog show, you have to be quiet going to him bayed because if he hears you coming he's going to catch out, we've got several pups and grandpups out of him and I've got a mason/homegrown gyp I'm going to stick her to him next time she comes in heat.

When yall find the best one let me know. I want to hunt with him.

Anyone have a phone Number for Mr. Dennison?

He doesn't breed hog dogs anymore, he breeds squirrel dogs!

Ok well that is good to now BA-IV preciate that.

Well pm me his number, I would like to talk to him about a squirrel dog.

So judge peel, what's your opinion on block headed dogs and needle nose dogs?

Sent from my LG-H443 using Tapatalk

My brother has the best catahoula I've ever hunted with or seen, we hunt the thick country of south central ok so the dogs have to beat the bush the dog is on up at lest 11 years old and still consistently strikes hogs, in his prime we could either hood him or ground him he would take a track strike and  bay a set we'd  tie 2 or 3 out of the initial bay then tie singles with him until the sun came up, he would wear his pads off his paws on a good night, this after tying 5-10 hogs, when we would hood him he would strike 500yrds off the road, and all of the feed above is right he doesn't go around bragging about this dog, but everyone who's ever hunted with us knows his name and tells tales of him. All this being said my brother is very tight lipped and we're the type of old school hunters who would rather our stock not be all over the south, this dog has only been bred once to a gyp of his all that gyp would do is bark at a hog in a pen, out of their pups several turned out to be very nice, I don't know if he would be interested in breeding your gyp but he has mentioned he'd like to breed him 1 more time to a sure enough good gyp, I'm sure he'd have no problem showing this dog work even though he's old he's still better than a lot of guys number ones, he would definitely want to see your gyp work in our country b4 he would even consider it, also very strict on looks, no bulldog catahoulas, this male is rangy  will go as far as it takes will put teeth on a runner will set back and bay for days you have to catch his hog because he will not quite, if your still interested his Name is Ricky Wood the dogs name is Scar

Boss hog no real opinion but I have had both. Couldn't tell you the blood line or anything like that but I have had better luck with the blockier dogs.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Up until a few months ago, my best dog was block headed but a newer gyp I have, has turned out to be a better dog and she's a skinny needle nose type headed dog

Sent from my LG-H443 using Tapatalk

she may not be everyone's cup of tea but for me she's a solid dog. She finds em bays em and puts a lot of pork in the freezers. I dunno if I'm still gonna breed her or not I have a really nice male that is out of the same kennels as her I bout gave up on him but in the last two months he has become my #2 dog and if he keeps on this track he might turn out to be better than her. He's solid and she's Merle so it'd be a good cross plus they both find a lot of swine. I've had her almost a year and she has never been in heat yet so she may never come in heat! Yall dog sounds nice but the likelihood of him still breeding at 11 years old and producing pups is probably not that good. I had a bulldog we tried to collect at 10 that had pups at 3 he went sterile before we could collect semen and same thing with an old hound dog we had at 9. Not saying it's impossible but it's really to far to drive for me at that age. She's three I got plenty of time to figure out if she is ever gonna come in heat I believe. I appreciate the extension of a contact. I'm in ky or I would come show yall what I got and see what yall had.

 In my short time on this planet(33 yrs.), I have found that looking for legends leaves me disappointed. Don't care wht it has been: dogs, people,rifles, etc. all have fallen short of the hype. Just sayin'