Why do you do it???

wow, how did i ever miss this thread?

i always liked dogs far back as i remember and my dad told me stories of the deer dog he had years before and my grandad ran fox and wolves and also my uncle ran coon and bobcats. i hunted when i could and when i was 17 thats when the trouble started,lol. i met my first bulldog. this dog was named clyde and was a big white scar bag. the guy caught hogs with him as well as rolled him at times. this started my few years with game dogs. i contract matched my first dog when i was 18 and then i was told that i should hunt hogs as all i needed was a bulldog or two and a knife, flashlight and maybe a pistol. tried my luck that way and then figured out the hogs werent hangin out waitin for my bulldogs to see em. my boss at age 20 was into hog huntin with dogs and took me with him when i was 21. that was it as i was hooked and then started gettin hog dogs and goin huntin any chance i got. from then on i hunted pretty hard untill i was over 60. i guess i started usin american bulldogs as catchdogs about 25 years ago as i basically owned ruff dogs till then . once i got to usin a true catchdog it fired me back up to keepin bulldogs.it wasnt the same as the gamedogs but it sure was fun and easier to be succsesfull,lol. i guess the dog work is what i love the most but also workin hard for a hog or quick easy hunts all are great. i love catchin big nasty brute hogs but dont get a thrill from killin em as once we got em controlled i feel we won. and it doesnt have to be my dogs either, just seein good dogs do there thing is the payoff for me.