I don't have what most refer to on here as RCD's. What I have (most of what I have) are finder holders. They don't bark or hesitate to catch. Their is no bay dog blood in their lineage only breeds of dogs in their background that are hardwired as straight catch. It is my opinion that is why Dogos are largely so iffy and not consistent as a whole as solid catch dogs. Their breed is comprised of a few different dogs that are not catch dogs. However, lot of them are great catch dogs but many are not. From what I've read on them, they were developed to hunt in the same similar style I hunt my dogs though.
I agree...a dog that catches sometimes and bays at other times is not a catch dog...and a 50/50 chance of getting a catch dog is not good odds...I feel the same about stock dogs...not saying there aren't good ones out there but I want to up my chances of having a top hunting dog...
Changing gears I saw years ago that the future hog dog will be more of the RCD or holder types out of necessity ...and silent dogs to keep from waking up the residences that are popping up all over the country side...the land tracts/ranches are getting smaller...I want dogs of the type I like but with enough grit to operate almost as running catch dogs...with the GPS technology it is doable...keeping the races quiet and as short as possible is the future...actually in lots of cases the future is now...
