hog stoppers

Same principle I hog dog by is whats primarily been said by TexasHogDogs and Judge. You want an emmediat catch. They idea is not have the pig run anywhere once it's found by the dogs. Most of the time this is the case. I however choose a different kinda dog to hunt. One that's much larger. Upwards of 85 and prefer 100 to 110# but got to be agile, tall, faster than 30 mph, good endurance, and tolerate the heat hell. Does little good to breed catch dogs ment for this line of work that are effected heavily by the heat and have poor endurance. Consistently I read where feral pigs run at speeds of 20 and 30 mph depending on the pig. To have short races if a race is what it turns into, you would need a dog that can hit and sustain speeds of over 30 mph. I shoot for no slower than 35. A slower dog still does ok for finding and holding. Heck I used my old pit as a finder holder for a while. She didn't have the speed to catch a runner on her own but she didn't have any problem finding pigs and usually hooked up. She was never hurt like this, only time she ever suffered injures was when I used her as a lead in.

During races, my dogs will go straight for the ear in the open such as crop hunting. In dense cactus an trees they will bite them on the rear and spin them most often then grab the ear. In thick stuff it's either they get hooked up before the pig bolts or the odds are good the pig makes good on its excape.