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Noah,

I'm not sure if my Foxy greyhound is the exception or the rule when it comes to hog hunting these things. She honors a bay and goes to help if needed, or she runs down one she can see ahead of her. She has a very distinct bark, but if she is baying you know you have really got something out there. What I'm hoping is that the new greyhounds will hunt or lead in like her and will provide more stopping power to help foxy shut down some bigger hogs. I'm as well hoping that in a group situation each greyhound will grab it's own hog. Of course, this would be best case scenario and we just won't know until we get the new dogs hunt worthy. Not raising these new dogs may be a folly, and I may need to locate pups to raise. However, I just couldn't pass up these that are already at an age to start!

Finding greyhounds is HARD! The rescues won't adopt to hunting homes, breeders don't generally sell to the public, and a greyhound costs about $3,000 when you do find them for sale from a race breeder. Pet breeders are few and far between, and I fear that someone breeding for pets would likely be trying to breed against the gamey nature of the breed. It's that supreme game drive that I'm after for a hog dog. Chris and I have been chewing on the idea of another greyhound for a couple of weeks now, just didn't know how hard it was to locate one. A bunch of websites, some failed or dead end phone calls, and one lucky one later, we are heading out to pick them up!

Cheers
M