Ok, now I know this is going to be about a 5 page topic and get heated. But, I just have to ask because I don't understand. I was reading along on another thread talking about crossing a pit with a cur. While I want no part of a dog that's too rough to be a strike dog and might cur out on a big hog, that's beside the point. When reading this I see folks saying things like, "breed them, they'll be rough enough to shut down a runner" I see this ALL the time on here. I DON'T GET IT. First off, when those hogs that run a lot take off, I havent seen a whole lot of dogs that can hang with one in the brush to be able to "pull some hair", or "put some teeth on them". Those of you that hunt rough dogs, how do you know your dogs are shutting down the hog and he's not just stopping when he wants to? Are you catching every hog you start? Do they often stop them in the wide open? That would make sense if they did, because that would be the best chance they would have to run one down to make a hog spin and fight, right?
Cause half a$$en it just makes em run. Cause as soon as a dog bumps these hogs if it aint caught its off to the races . . . . Just my opinion . .
I think thats why a lot of hogs are called runners when they are really just average. Some dogs dont have enough bottom and drive to stay with a hog til the end, the hog gets away and is dismissed as a "runner" and the dogs are off the hook. But thats for another topic to stir the pot on another boring Sunday night
