Have a friend that had one she was well above average hog dog,a blood tracker and would retrieve dove she was a very nice well rounded dog. I would own one if they didn't cost $1200-$1600 and she was fairly gritty on a hog.
from what I read years ago back in the 1980's they were not far removed from Europe and they had very strict rules on which dogs were allowed to breed...they had to meet some requirements that proved they had a nose, retrieve, hunt wild boar etc...they were bred to be all around like other German breeds...
