Message #121314

[Texas_Cur]

Shoulder to shoulder is a good spot, but I have seen a couple big hogs take off with the dog still on the ear from that position.  I can see where catching the leg would keep the hog from running, but it would also expose the dog to more damage than the ear would.

Personally I think for the best control, it would have to be a tall catchdog caught on the ear or back of the head with its chest almost touching the ground and at a 90* angle from the hog.  I have seen one dog do this and it had the hog's head so torqued to the side that the hog couldn't do anything.  I am not saying this is the safest place, but from my limited experience it is the most control I have seen a dog have on a big hog.