Tbob the main thing i see wrong with your conclusions is that you cant have the best of both worlds. Theres absolutely no reason you cant have a dog that handles hogs like a stock dog and still have the nose bottom and range. That may not be what your saying but it sure sounds like it.
x2...having both is the goal.
It's funny you draw that conclusion, because that's the exact opposite of what I mean. Lol
I knew I wouldn't word it quite right and now that the whiskers wore off
let me try another stab at it.
Those three traits are great an necessary things to have, but so are intelligence, speed and working ability.
The thing I've noticed is there are cur dog guys who are worried about things like how far out Is that dog hunting or maybe their number 1 goal is a dog
With bottom or nose. Well you continue to select your dogs and make your breedings towards your natural prejudices and they become self fulfilling prophecies. Ends up with range that makes you proud wether or not all that traveling was necessary, end up with dogs who don't know they could bay the hog at his bed and will instead instinctually push the hog amd bottom him out. Blah blah on and on all great traits
If they are a mans only focus will become the ends.
Now I think I'm being more clear. If it still sounds goofy, I'll be in airports ALL day with nothin better to do than bash lacy dogs.
. Kidding kidding
Purebred, you mentioned how they can work out problems, that my friend you and I have talked about just recently and THAT IS A CUR TRAIT. There ain't no wolf in my curs and they some figuring stuff out som beeches. They won't almost never take a track the straight line way you think they should, they just skip it all together and go to the animal instead.
good morning T-Bob...
I reckon the bottom line is this...the dog having the ability to find a pig whether it be in its bed or heading out to the feeding/watering area...and nothing excites me more than a very smart dog that can make it look easy...I haven't seen many like that...good hunting dogs with good instincts yes I have seen plenty of those...
by the way...those are some nice looking dogs you got there...I like the looks of that first dark brindle and the red BMC gyp...
