How much is a great help dog worth ??

I believe a lot also depends on the hunter..like said before.

Do you know anybody (carpenter, electrician, plumber, ect.) that goes to work with just one tool? Each profession and in most cases sport has multiple tools. Baseball picthers have different pitches, batters different bats, and defensive players use different gloves based on thier position....

I look at my pack of dogs as different tools. Each dog has things I really like about that dog and they all do something I wish they didnt, but none are perfect. I dont call any of my dogs help dogs, but they have all been used multiple times to help another dog in the pack.

If at the end of the day, I can catch a hog or at least feel like I had a chance to catch a hog, then I am happy. If someone needs a help dog in thier pack to go home happy at the end of a hunt then so be it. If the dog is bringing a benefit to the hunt, they can eat my dog food.