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?
After re-reading the original question, I have to first say that i think that most pit x cur dogs would be strictly catch dogs without a lot of bottom. However this is an assumption because i don't own any of these crosses. We do however own a rough cur. He is rough and will put teeth on a hog. If it is a small hog he will grab it by the ear. If it is a big hog he will bay it. He also has lots of bottom and will stick with a hog until he stops it or until we cut him off because he got to close to the boarder of our hunting property, unless he gets too hot and then he will break off of it. One time he was on a large boar and it was a runner, we didn't get a chance to cut him off and he stuck with it for 5 miles. We had to make some phone calls to go and get him off of another property and when we got there, he was still with the boar. Both of them were wore out but he had him by the ear. The whole chase was thru the thicket. So whetther the hog stops or he wears it out, this rough dog does stop hogs and that is why we feed and hunt him.
Does this help any?
