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I feel like I’ve seen a ghost, welcome back Reuben!

I don’t know if you have any idea of where the pit bull blood was introduced, but the Catahoula definitely had it introduced into them at one time. I don’t know if it’s a possibility that some of that Catahoula blood is your dogs some where but if so, that’s potentially where the marker comes from. The pits of old were heat tolerant, they had to have that good wind to be able to go as long as need be under extreme conditions. There’s an old saying in sports that fatigue makes cowards of us all. Heat is a major contributor to fatigue in the south. I think Cajun hit the nail on the head with the hard drivers. Those dogs have a win at all cost mind set. I love those kind. To me, that kind of want to is a lot like the hunt in a dog. You can dial them back or make them quit, but you can’t make them go and you can’t make them want it if it isn’t in them. I know my Ava gyp will outlast my Outlaw dog on a hunt because he will be caught while she’s baying. She will run in and grab a ham if it’s standing but outside of that she’s staying relatively fresh while he wrestles. He isn’t stupid rough but 120# and down are usually going to get caught unless they are in good cover or a boar that can convince them that he’s bigger than he looks.

I was talking with the Red Nose not long ago about his cat hounds. He has a young male (running walker) that is just a knockout to look at. The conversation led to the hair coat because he is tighter and smoother coated than most of the others. He said that he was talking with some of his cat hunting buddies and they like the thicker coated hounds best, at least in the country with lots of thorns. They too believe it helps deflect the thorns. He says that they’ve watched pretty close and they can’t tell that those thick coated ones get any hotter than the thinner slicker ones but that they pick a lot more thorns out of the slicker haired ones than the others. I’m sure there is probably some truth to that. I think maybe the more thorns get in the longer haired ones than thought but aren’t nearly as easy to see. I can also see where the longer, thicker coats won’t show the wear that those slick coated ones will. That’s my two cents!

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