What is a good dog?

Hunted w/ a dog like this last night. Everything described he showed us. We also met the Leon county sherrifs officer, he struck a hog @500-600yds. He was by his self and stopped him more than once although because of fence and dirt roads anytime we started to get close, the hog would break. We ended up sittin him down 5 miles away from where he struck him up. Although do to the police and an upset land owner we had no choice but to stand at the gate and listen to him hammer down. They made us leave him and we ended up picking him up this morning, 3 miles from where he was last night. I think the world of the dog, but I sure would have like him to come on back after the first 2 miles. I just think having these great dogs sometimes bites you in the butt, because more and more, people are not allowing us on property, hence the land we are allowed to hunt is getting smaller and smaller. Couple short-medium range dogs are starting to look more and more appealing. Jmo