hogdog history question

I've read of large Mastiff type dogs being used by the Romans to catch boar. So the use of "catch" dogs is ancient. The use of dog and knife... spear what have you... predates firearm technology by a hoop.

I am only guessing here, but early settlers to East TX probably couldn't afford to keep a single purpose catch dog around. All their dogs probably had to serve multiple roles. With working stock probably being the most important. I'm purely speculating but I'd bet a bulldog just didn't suit their lifestyle at that time. Even if I am right on that I am also sure there were probably exceptions.

I don't know, maybe I'm just full of Congress.

Sean