Question about dogs that are straight catch

[Florida Curdog]

I think you should send her to Florida     That sounds like my type of dog.

[muleman]

I think we need to get her caught far out on a little/regular hog and let fatiuge / heat etc bring out the most likely scenario...a gritty cat. She will most likely learn, but possibly die... either way we wont wonder with her on the chain! Odds are with her

Hush Grant, the question was directed to people that actually have experience in the topic. Or, even have a clue in general......

[ole shep]

I ran my dogs in vest all summer. As long as you can get them to water or pour some water in their vest youll be ok. I would use her as a help dog if she  doesnt bark though.

1000+ yards better have a long handle dipper!

[circleb54]

I ran my dogs in vest all summer. As long as you can get them to water or pour some water in their vest youll be ok. I would use her as a help dog if she  doesnt bark though.

1000+ yards better have a long handle dipper!

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[make-em-squeel]

I think we need to get her caught far out on a little/regular hog and let fatiuge / heat etc bring out the most likely scenario...a gritty cat. She will most likely learn, but possibly die... either way we wont wonder with her on the chain! Odds are with her

Hush Grant, the question was directed to people that actually have experience in the topic. Or, even have a clue in general......

Just listen to me and you'll be ok. Keep a note pad when were together and you will make it...eventually.

Out of curiosity what do you disagree with in my statement? I'm willing to bet less than 1 in a half million cur dogs will stay caught to the point of death via heat stroke / fatiuge  

[muleman]

I would be more inclined to try and back her up if she had any bark at all. I don't see any point in intentionally trying to kill her to see if she will. She's going to be hunted but I will try to stack the cards in her favor. She won't ever be sent without other rough dogs that will get there quick if they aren't with her.

I wouldn't need a very big note pad to write everything you know....maybe a sticky note.

Now another question for those that know from experience. Do you think being straight catch will increase the number of runners we will encounter? I have my own thoughts but interested in what others have experienced more than opinions.

[txhogsanddogs]

To your question, yes i think it will increase your runners because she isn't going to hold everything. 

[nosightsneeded]

here is my thinking on it. 1000 yards is a long way for a dog to go and find and catch a pig byherself. odds are she wont last long doing that all by herself. (It has been said that some super dogs can do it but I have yet to see it.) She needs to be hunted with others that will either help out with the holding duty. I see she is 5 so my guess would be is that the person that hunted her before ran all really catchy dogs.  You will loose some but not all because of just being out run. Most will be lost by the dog being chunked and beat up and then the race is on. This is when I prefer a catchy dog to come back. If he couldnt do it alone the first time he wont be able to do it again while wore out.This also doesnt have the pig running off the face of the earth with the dog breathing down their necks. I have loaded up and drove in the direction the pig headed and was able to jump it again. I think that the first few seconds really detemines if that dog is going to be able to hang on or not. with help close more than likely it will be strung out. I prefer this type of dog in some occasions just a little shorter ranging and with a little bull type dog added. But for the majority I prefer a cur to be a cur and a bulldog x to be bulldog x. It may take a huge one and take her to be about half dead but I would suspect the cur would start acting like a cur and start to bark.

[Blake F]

Keep her at the truck until you get a solid bark and are close enough to get there after she catches. The bay dogs will keep barking after she catches.

[nosightsneeded]

what is the point of having a dog that will go 1000 yards and strike pigs if you are just cutting her to a bay. Sounds like a waste of dog to me.

[muleman]

what is the point of having a dog that will go 1000 yards and strike pigs if you are just cutting her to a bay. Sounds like a waste of dog to me.

Im with you, a dog that will get out and hunt like her is a good find, and a 50 lb catahoula female aint exactly my dream catch dog. seems like a waste if she cant be hunted. She will be hunted, along with some other rough dogs and either learn, or not. Time will tell

[Noah]

I'd try hunting her by herself, I bet you she makes a dog... a bay dog at that...

[geronimo]

muleman i have witnessed 2 dogs maybe 3 that are catchy as all get and they are all 3 curs. now thats only when you hunt any 2 of them together. take and drop any of these dogs by their self and they will shut down some good hogs quick. but some how they know when they need to bay and they will as long as you dont put any rough dogs down with them. i own 1 of them and this dog has caught a pile of gooddd hogs. good luck man

[sdillard]

I have a 5/8cur 3/8plott that is the same way and i love him. All i put on him is a cut collar bc of his range and bottom i dont want him to over heat in a vest but i do keep the staple gun handy bc he does get cut up often. And he is this way whether alone or running with a loose bay dog and when hes down the races are short 9 times out of 10.

[TColt]

Hunt her and cary a couple decent size cd with some leg. She is five and she has some scars so she has obviously been in the woods a little and she obviously made it through some hogs that had some tools. My bet is if she gets on one she can't handle she will open up, that's when you will need a couple good size cd. I would keep her in the woods by herself or with some really catchy dogs that hunt alot like her. If you have a dog that won't help catch, that dog being there to bay will probably give her the confidence needed to try and catch a big hog that she can't handle. If she is by herself she may back up and bay a good boar, if you got a couple more like her and they got both ears and a hammy hemmed up then you probably won't have too many problems.

Sounds like she will make a great breeder to the right dog, weather you want cd or bay dogs.

[cajunl]

When you get tired of messing with her and not hunting her.

I have some $100 bills that say she would like a good home in the Fl sunshine!

But I think the best bet would be to hunt her alone and lead a cd in to her. The best dogs I have ever owned were like that! Good luck with her.