catchdog opininions

[Beejay]

When it comes to catchdogs, I am a firm believer in pitbull terriers.  With the pits I've had, I've never had to worry about the dog quittiing or letting go. I knew they would hang on until the end. Within the last year, I've been trying other breeds of dogs for catching, mostly for the purpose of running catchdogs. I currently have an AB, and I am not impressed with her. I've also hunted with friends that have other breeds of cds and I question their heart when it comes to staying until the end.  From my experience, I haven't seen another breed that I believe would hold on not matter what. I'm just looking for other opinions on the matter and would like to know what experiences you have to prove other breeds of bulldogs will stay no matter the cost.

[ktchemwcurs]

I have a half pit/half BMC that is 5 years old and this past summer my buddy Chris and I had a big hog bayed and I turned him loose to the bay and when we got there the hog was backed up uner a tree and Spanky was sitting there baying. That was the first hog he has ever bayed. I have never seen a Pit or AB do that. They are locked on until the end.

[bghogdogtx]

The catchdogs we have have alittle bit of everything in them, (dogo, AB., Pit, Bull Mass) we have never had a problem with quiting.

[lonewolf]

I use a pair of ABs and I have no complants! They have always hung on till the end no matter what!

[djhogdogger]

I'm pretty sold on pits as well, but there are so many people out there using other breeds for cd's that they must be working out otherwise people wouldn't use them.

[BigDaddy2508]

I like APBT too.  They have no quit in them at all.  Plus they are cheep and you can start them young or old and they will do the job..they just seem to love it!

[Bryant]

There are good and bad in all breeds.  To make a generalized statement and say because a dog is a pit it will make a good catchdog is debatable.  I've seen plenty of good pits, but I've also seen plenty that for a half-hour after a catch would loose their mind.  Most people use and like what first fit the bill when they started and most people dislike a certain breed based on a poor specimen that they have observed.  You know the old saying, One bad apple spoils the bunch...

[kevin]

As a breed id say a pit is your best bet.  The only dogos I've had quit only quit on the hog that killed them.  Loss of blood and fell out, or heat stroked and in shock.  But there have been plenty of cull dogos that didn't get the chance.

[robbiew2208]

have seen some real good ab's but i like a smaller pit cause the thickets are bad around here. nothing wrong with a bigger dog long as they are atheletic and have pleny of air.a catchdog aint nothing but a distraction till you get there, so i guess different folks like different types of dogs

[Beejay]

Bryant, I agree with you. I have seen quite a few pits that didn't make the grade, but when I had a good one, they were hard to beat.  The way we hunt, we have one catchdog and no guns. The dog has to be reliable to never let go. I have seen dogs other than pits catch well, but there was a pack of 2 or 3. I know a lot of guys run a couple of catchdogs and they don't take nearly the beating one dog would have to take.

[a-khunter]

i use a smaller pit and a full-blood bmc.  the bmc will catch and hold anything, anysize. you gotta have a break stick to get him off.  he is harder to get off than my pit.  he took the beating the hog gave like a soldier.  he got thrashed pretty good, but never let go of the ear.

[W-tate]

I may be the only hog hunter on here.  That says this and yall bash me if u want. But I won't own a full. Pit.      I ain't gonna say anything bad about them. But there not for me. That's just  my opinion I am out for. Size. Speed.  Brains.   

[Beejay]

W-tate, you may have an argument with size and speed, but some of the smartest dogs I have ever known were pits.  With that said, some of the dumbest dogs I have ever known were also pits. I believe that is more the individual dog not the breed.

[Mike]

I may be the only hog hunter on here.  That says this and yall bash me if u want. But I won't own a full. Pit.      I ain't gonna say anything bad about them. But there not for me. That's just  my opinion I am out for. Size. Speed.  Brains.   

No, I'm the same way.

[BULLMASTER]

No  full blood pits for me either,the dog may be fine for 5 years then snap and kill one of your good dogs.I have had 5 really bad things go wrong on hunts with them and I dont trust them one bit.I am still trying to recover from the last Pit episode.

[coyote hunter]

i love pits  wont use nothin else   

[Beejay]

For the guys who don't care for pits, what do you use or what have you been successful with?

[coyote hunter]

me and my bro in law use pits only   they dont quit 4 nothin  sum of our buddies use abs and love em  but we believe solely in pits  never had a single prob with em  but im not a vet of huntin  just learnin 

[TexasHogDogs]

Alot of it has to do with the way a Pit Bull is bred there is junk in every breed.  But from my experince a half way decent bred Pit will do as good of a job as any other breed that is well bred for example you can take a dog pound pit and catch hogs how many other breeds can you do that with  not many if any.  You take a line of Pits that  has been bred for years on top of years for the catch and it is a pretty safe bet you ain't gonna find no better in any breed.  My trust and my well being as well as anybody hunting with me is in a APBT.  When a hog of any size turns a catch dog into a bay dog they got to go are you are looking for a big time wreck .

[W-tate]

Beejay I will admit I own a half pit half. Ridgeback.    Now sayin that. I am about to breed most of the pit out of her.  Going to breed her to a one out. Great Dane.    No pit I have ever seen will be able to keep up with that dog.      I also use a half dogo half American bulldog   I got high hopes for the breedin on my pit ridgeback