Rcd? Lol

most catch dogs get turned in to the bay from close up for several reasons...one reason is because we want to make sure the hog is not bayed in the middle of a 30'x40' rose hedge and that could get ugly real quick...or turn the dog from too far away and the dog can get over heated by time we make it to the dogs...and the chances of a cur dog getting cut down goes up if caught to long without assistance from us...a good catch dog will never give it up no matter what...he will get the job done or die trying...

now a running catch dog is supposed to be of the same caliber as the lead in catch dog except he runs with the pack...so the issues are the same except we might not be there to assist no matter how young and agile we are...sometimes we can get there quick and other times not...

lots of good cur dogs throw caution to the wind when the catch dog makes it to the bay...

quite a few rough dogs have the sense to gauge themselves in most situations especially if they have made a long chase...fresh out of the box and they sometimes throw caution to the wind...

this is my opinion from my observations/experiences over quite a few years of running dogs...