Should I get out of hog dogging?

If you have five hunting friends that you trust to take care of your dogs the way you would,then a good option is to place a dog with each of them,let them hunt them and you retain ownership. If they are catching hogs with them,the price of the food is a cheap trade off for using a good dog! There is always a risk of a dog getting hurt but its your final judgement on wether or not the people you trust will hunt them and take care of them just as good or better than you do. I am doing it for a friend of mine right now that does not want to see his dog waste away on a chain and so far the dog has been on 3 hunts with me and caught 4 hogs,the last hunt he took some bad hits,i immedieately called the owner to inform him what happened and the care that was to be given,its a risk we take every time we open the dog box,if this is not feasable for you you might consider cutting back and keep a couple that u really enjoy hunting with that dont need to be worked every week.....either way do whats best for your dogs.