I like em silent. I prefer to hunt on foot and was walking with my buddies' rcd when we stumbled upon a 200+ lb boar in some heavy brush. About 150 yards away at the same time a dog opened up on a track and the rcd took off immediately. Needless to say I was left staring at the boar with nothing to do except slowly back away.
I think id b lookin for a new (rcd) if i was on top of a hog and he ran to another dog for any reason lol another reason i dont believe in rcds, catch dogs belong on a leash till ur lookin at the hog in my opinion.. sounds like it was a help dog that is just use to goin to a bay but thats another topic all together

no offense meant, lol you were wide open for it i couldnt resist