just a question cause i really don't understand the philosophy of it....what does hunting her by herself do? if you know what she will do putting her out there by herself(in my mind)will make her stay real rough cause she will see she has no help and feel she has to do all the work alone. with other dogs she could possibly learn that she doesn't have to be as rough cause there is strength in numbers. on the other hand i agree with mike...she will be what she is...all you can do is let her get popped a few times. if she doesn't back up then you got a dog that will be rough/catchy depending on how she is feeling that way. if you are catching hogs with her what's the problem? if she is hurting your pack sell/give her to someone that wants to give her a try MAKING sure that they know her faults and WHY you are getting rid of her.
Duece.....It might not make a difference. It just depends on if she is catchy or just a rough dog. Some hard bay dogs will back up and bay even on small hogs and not catch if they are with loose baying dogs or by them selves, because thier instinct is to BAY and not to catch. But put them with a catchy dog or a few other Hard dogs and pack mentality takes over, instincts go out the window and they eventually start to crowd and get gritty then maybe catch. Maybe it is a cowdog thing but running too many dogs together has allways been been a problem to me expecially if there are one or two hard dogs in the bunch.
Waylon
