Cut proof dogs

I have several dogs just like that, It is high on the list of things I select for and it is a genetic performance trait. I have said this for a long time, quality and style keeps a hog stopped and not brute force. I will not breed a dog that gets cut up on a regular basis.

This also applies to cow dogs, a cow dog needs to be able to work horned cattle without getting hooked or flailed with the front legs. I have several Catahoula dogs that are very hard dogs on cattle and they will get caught on the ear or jaw as soon as they get a shot. This might be part of he reason that I am very concerned with holding style in my dogs because a big boar in not even in the same class as a 1,000 lb horned cow. I need and select for a dog that will hold a cow clean as well as a hog.