Cool deal Dean! Glad you finally got her in. Been waiting for you to get her. Keep me posted buddy. Talk to ya soon.

Also looks like the pups are doing well! Those are the Tuff crossed back to his aunt correct? Should be what, almost a year now?

Looks like a few good hunts buddy. I need to come up again before deer season starts. Help you out with them pigs! And I don't think you should worry about ol Tuff, he has nothing to prove. That dog is an absolute stud!! For anyone that doesn't know Ive been hunting with Dean for about 5-6 years now and have a litter mate brother and sister to Tuff who are very good fos as well but Tuff is special. Can't wait to see you again buddy.

Sounds good buddy, I can't wait to check out the new spots. I'm definitely going to try and make it back up soon. Hera is good to go and Zeus is about back to 100%. We'll stay in touch.

Good looking pics Dean. I haven't seen some of those yet. Some look very familiar though! Me and my dogs may even be in a few! Thanks for posting buddy.

I have been running the hardcore Aussie speed suit on one of my dogs recently and really like it. I run Aussie style finder holder type dogs and does exactly as described. Light weight, easy to move in. Can hit too speed like he's not wearing one. I'm really liking it. Dog is a wolfhound/staghound x cane corso/pit bull crossed dog. 100# built like a muscular running hound. I did get the leg flaps just to keep some leg cuts off his long legs and they do not hinder movement at all.

Love all the old pics Dean. Haven't seen some of those pics or dogs in years. Thanks for the few cameos you gave me!!

Man I can only imagine how you felt. I would be devastated since I get very attached to my dogs, almost to a fault. Glad it didn't happen that way.

Good hunt Slim, just curious to what the scare of a lifetime was??

Again Mike I'm not getting into what is best or who's dogs are better. I was simply commenting on athleticism. You can turn it however you'd like. But I was talking about pure athletes and these dogs are over all more athletic. You can say anything you want about hunting. I enjoy your dogs and your hunts. I hunt with bay dogs and curs etc as much as my own dogs. I never said they were the best. But I promise they are more athletic and that's a fact.

Mike, I'm not trying to argue with anyone about it. I'm just starting facts from what I have seen first hand. I wasn't saying these dogs at better. Just that they are more athletic in pretty much everyway I can think of. Forget football, how about track? The decathlon in particular. If you made up a hypothetical 10 events for dogs to compete in I promise these would win it. Sure the curs would do better in some parts and the finder holders would do well but over all the finder holders would win on a total point scale.

I'll disagree with you as well because they are much more athletic and I'm comparing the same thing. These dogs regularly put in 20-30 miles on a hunt. So unless you have ever seen them hunt you don't really know do you. They can go for miles and miles. Talking about sprinting their is no comparison at all. Not even close. These dogs are bigger, faster and stronger than any cur. Hence my comparison of NFL athletese to high school kids. No comparison at all. And yes these can run marathons. Unless you have hunted with them you wouldn't understand either Mike. I'm sorry but you don't.

Also, Dean is a very good guy. I enjoy the hell out his company. I know he comes off not so nice sometimes but I he is a very nice and knowledgeable person. Hell I'm planning another trip up as soon as we can get it worked out.

I'll put my 2 cents in on this. I have dogs from Dean. I am also one of the few people on this board that has actually gone up to hunt with him and not just say what his dogs can or can't do. I have hunted a long time with many different types and breeds and styles of dogs. I have seen good and bad of all types and I've hunted all over Texas in all types of terrain. I hunt because I love too and I really love dogs. After hunting with Dean a few times I now own 2 of his dogs. Mine are brother and sister to the red dog, Tuff that is in a lot of his pics. They are very practical and do well in every terrain I've used them on. Extremely athletic. No offense but cur dog's don't even compare athletically. Like NFL compared to high school kids. Hunt hard and catch and hold great.

I'm guess my pretty face wasn't in the good picture category!! Lol just messing with you.

Good pics Dean. Don't think I've seen all those yet.

Thanks for the update Brendan. Those brindle dogs from NZ look almost exactly like my 2. Makes since because they are bred very similar.

Also, good job as usual! Always enjoy your hunts and your dogs.

Hell, killing them is the only way to be allowed to hunt where I'm from. Or take them out alive to sell them. If we barred a boar we would never be allowed to hunt again. All a Barr is to my farmers is a fat ass pig that's gonna eat even more crops! Lol

Chipola river man, if you are talking about Josh (hairy holders) he no longer makes vests. He can still order them from Australia but I think you have to want at least 5.