Black streak. You have knowledge of the stag, I know that. Say this dog im getting pans out just like you say. Catchy but not enough grit to catch effectively on big pigs. rough curs dogs that will try anything but are smart enough to back up, think he could come in and get hold long enough for the rest to pile on and be effective in that way. I talked this dog over with a buddy but neither of us have any stag knowledge, though we both agreed it will be interesting to see how he pans out. Can't say I'd ever let a dog as lean as the one in question try to catch a pig of good size by himself but I figured if he does catch well enough. He wouldn't be a bad seal the deal type dog backing up a bulldog. Like I said above when the idea first came I thought stag x bull but at $50 I don't mind trying this dog. Could have a place for him. Won't know till I get him and try. In your opinion is there any use for a dog bred like this if he turns out just like you say?
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If the dog turns out like I suspect then yes, he could be of use but if a fast catch dog is what you were wanting then should have done yourself a favor and hold out for a sure thing instead of something that's an iffy at best and limited in its use. It's easy to have patience while a dog develops when you know what it's gonna develop into. If I was in your shoes I would get sure things.
The dog should be usable in certain situations and a hindrance in others. When this dog meets a pig it can't handle in the brush, he will ruin the potential catch. The dog will need to keep the pig at bay but he wont. He will try the pig and the pig will leave him and every other dog behind as it escapes through the briar thicket. However, the role should be reversed in more open areas such as big virgin mesquite thickets or in the wide open and anything in between. He will have the speed to overtake the pig with athority in more open areas and can in force his will on the pig to an extent. Eventhough he can't physically handle the pig, he can and should make the hog turn and fight. The pig will trot and turn trot and turn but if he tries to out run the dog, the dog will set him on his butt or spin him. Your other dogs will be there also and as this dog is making the pig fight and spin, your dogs could cause one another to get hurt by being in one another's way while dodging the pigs lunges towards them. A pig on the fight can cover a lot of ground very quickly as it spins to attack what's behind it. This motion is where the pigs full force, power, and momentum will all come together. This is what gets a lot of dogs trying to set a pig down on its butt. This motion of the pig is my biggest problem. My dogs have to learn this and look for it and avoid it because it's the perfect defense against a catch dog about to overtake the pig. Often times in thicker areas they will bite the pig to spin it and BAM! In the open areas they run up and grab at the ear which is much safer. Your dog won't grab an ear of a pig once it realizes it can't handle it until the catch dog catches.
Bad thing about rcd's is the strike dogs beat them to the pig and if it runs on them, the pig has a huge head start and will head for a better place to fend off the dogs which is bad. This dog may be a very great asset to your catch dog especially if it's concentric circle only goes as far forward as the elbow. You would be utterly amazed how effective a dog is at emobalizing a big boar that's caught on the elbow or the ham when the main catch dog is on the ear. They will usually turn a big rank boar into a screaming little piglet
You can run a pack of these dogs like they seem to in Hawaii and get along really well using them as strike dogs and catch dogs with all the dogs working together as a pack.
If you would like, you can pm me and leave you number and I'll get in touch with you and we can descuse dogs with an imphasis on rcd types and how to hunt them and what makes or does not make a good rcd.
