I believe in culling a worthless dog but why would you cull (don't leave your yard)a dog that works not just bark at a hog I mean works finds stops controls a hog just not the way you want why would you cull that dog
Because you dont want your hard work passed and sold all over Gods green earth. If it ain't good enough for you to feed, why would you want that dog with your name and reputation leaving your yard to ruin both?
I know a few hunters that like dogs that will run a hog for 3/4 mile and if the hog is not caught or bayed in that range, they then want the dogs to quit and come back and start another one...lots of hunters like that type of dog...that is a cull for me and I would not feed one like that...
The dogs I like need to be able to find a hog in the woods if one is in there and once the dog starts the track I want him to finish it if it takes all night...but the goal is to keep breeding better dogs that can do this and keep improving the line to where these dogs can make the races shorter and shorter...I don't mind dogs that are semi silent or open as long as they can move a track, find and catch hogs...
well the hunters that like those 3/4 mile dogs would not feed one like those I like...
so one mans cull is another mans pride and joy strike dog...
but there are culls out there that truly are culls for anyone who hog hunts...does not matter what style.
even a good me too dog has a place in most pack of hog dogs...kind of like a good football team, takes all kinds...A hunter might have a pack of dogs that can go out and find a hog and make it look easy but it is that "me too dog" putting the brakes on that bad runner. Ideally, we want to breed better dogs each generation that can do it all but can be slow going to do so for different reasons...but a good goal to strive for...
We do have hunters that think they have a great set of dogs but when ole blue goes down the rest of the pack just can't find a hog...does that mean those dogs are culls...I would have to say no...but to some they would be...These dogs just might be the best stop dogs anyone has ever seen but they need that quarterback (strike dog) to lead them around...
For me I strive to have a dog that can do it all except catch like a bull dog... because all I want is to keep 5 dogs or so so they must be bred right with a good line of dogs behind them. that comes with time and with culling hard...and probably one of the most important part of breeding better dogs is having the ability to pick the best possible pups from the litter. Hopefully the pup that is kept is not only a great hunting dog but a good prospect in improving the strain...culling pups does not mean to take them behind the barn and shoot them. Most of the time the pup can be above average but does not fit the breeding program...
But we do have lots of culls out there for lots of reasons...
