Running Catch Dogs

Alvin,

I have and can use my dogo as a RCD- although I don't prefer to do it this way and I use him as a lead in CD 99% of the time. I only use him as a RCD if I am trying to shut a hog down on a very small piece of property and I typically only use him with my old cur dog or with my Joe dog on what I know is going to be a big boar or barr hog. For example, I hunt a piece of property that borders an Army post and the boundary line from the lease to the post is not fenced. I will turn my dogo loose as a RCD in this scenario because I am trying to eliminate any chance of the hog breaking and running across the border. My dogo is tall and lean and can run most hogs down in the open and he will catch and hold until he cant hold not more (tired or death). I wont use him as a RCD if I don't think I can get to him within a few minutes. Having him caught on a rank hog 400 yds or further with no easy access is not my intent. I would also tend to use him as a RCD in big clear bottoms versus high and dry pine sapling thickets. I also would hesitate to use him as a RCD where he may have to swim many creeks if the hogs breaks.....for these reasons, I use him mostly as a lead in CD and oh by the way, I think he would sustain too much damage and his life span would be much shorter if he was always used as a RCD. Important for my scenario is that one of my dogs is rough enough that he is going to catch most hogs by himself anyway, no need for me to have a CD running along side him.....as long as the bay dog know when to back up and wait for help.