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crackerc
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I may be just slow, but why would you breed a "sight" hound to a bulldog? Where I live a sight hound would be worthless. Its thick, wet and you never see the hogs until they are bayed or caught. Neither sight hounds or bulldogs are known for having much nose, they are just not bred for it. So if you are trying to breed for a RCD, that can FIND the hog, run it down and catch it, seems you would have to breed something with enough nose to find the hogs. Unless of course you are turning them out looking at the hogs in a pasture.........then thats hog catching...not hog hunting in my opinion....
Seems lots of guys are searching for that "magic cross". I think that can be done in one breed by just breeding similar dogs that have the characteristics you are looking for. When you start crossing totally different types/breeds of dogs you are really rolling the dice and betting against odds the dog will come out like you want. Too many variables and you will end up with a lot more dogs that WON'T do what you want than what will do it. I am sure there are exceptions, but I dang sure wouldn't base my breeding program around that type of cross.......
If you want a close hunting, rough, catchy type of dog there are plenty around. Just find someone that breeds that type of dog and get a pup. I would hope those odds would be better at getting a RCD type of dog , than by crossing a non hog dog breed into something else and hoping it works........
As far as having numerous dogs out at once, I don't hunt like that and never will, but some guys do. To me its all about the dog doing a good job. If I have 1-2 dogs out I KNOW which dog is doing what. With 8-10 dogs out I feel you are just hoping something out there can get the job done.......it doesn't take that many dogs to find/bay a hog....ever.
Most guys just have no confidence in their dogs. Of the guys that hunt packs of dogs, how many will load up ONE of those dogs and drive an hour or more to hunt, and NOT take any other dogs?? Very few I bet. If you would do that, hunt one or two dogs at a time, you would soon learn what dogs are doing the work, and which dogs are just along for the ride........
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