Lead in catch dogs

I try to get 50 yards or closer with my lead in bulldog. He's short legged and 7 years old. I don't like him being caught too long at this point. I've been 12 yards from a bayed hog and not cut him loose because of briars. He will go with the bay dogs on a busted bay as long as they are still on the hog. I have had the best results by running him and a straight catch hound cur cross together. I cut the bulldog first on a solid bat and cut the cur after he is 20 yards or so from us. If the bay breaks, the straight catch cur usually runs the hog down and catches it. If the hog won't take a bay, I'll cut the catching cut in to try to stop him. One of my bay dogs will catch with him. The straight catch cur catches most of our hogs. Really only use the bulldog on big boars these days.
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I also expect a lead in catch dog to be quiet on the lead and not pull my arm out of socket on the way to a bay!

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