There are more than a couple of hog dogs out there and several "good dogs" out of the group. I have always hunted for pleasure but there was a time when I was competitive about it too. I had a dog that I thought was a pretty good kinda dog. When I met someone new that spoke of or owned a dog that was supposed to be good, I wanted to hunt my dog with them. It took me to all types of terrain and a bunch of different styles of hunting. I was never ashamed of the old dogs performance. "HE" gained the respect of lots of hunters. In all this, I learned that there were basically two kinds of "good" dogs. There was the dog that did all the things that I expected a dog to do. I wanted him to bust brush when he hit the ground in any kind of country, hot or cold, wet or dry. I wanted a good nose and the ability to drive a track fast. It needed to stop a hog if possible and if not stay with it to the end, tons of bottom. Cast him, road him, rig him don't matter. A good mouth you can hear. Brains, a good handle, and not just hunt but knowing where to hunt for a hog. It sure don't hurt if it's easy on the eye. A dog your not gonna come in behind and strike hogs in an area he's already covered. If there is one hog in 5000 acres, he's a found rascal. That's my version. The other kind of good dog is the one that makes the person feeding him happy. What's y'alls take?
nicely put...but one can have a yard full of these dogs...but maybe not the places to hunt these type of dogs...I did have a yard full of these type of dogs at one time...and when they reproduce themselves and sometimes better is just icing on the cake...not to mention 80 to 100 percent turn out per litter after 3 or 4 generations...it can be done fairly easy with a good line of dogs...but one must not deviate from the line of dogs and breed best to the best and build the program around one or 2 good ones...
