I guess it depends on the dog from my experience. I hunt mostly open mouth dogs plotts and English hounds. I have a 7/8 cat and 1/8 pit that is silent and has been packed to these hounds from a pup on. i also have a 3/4 plott 1/4 july that has been run his whole life with open mouth dogs and when he barks you can cut the catch dog loose.
Me I like the open mouth. I like the trailin ability, stanima, speed, and the roar when they bay. Thats just me I have culled dogs for not Barking enough
But I like any dog long as it gets the job done!
