blue sky catahoulas???

[ChaseG]

I would give Amos Mann a call at 2 Diamond Catahoula's in Wills Point TX. He has a litter of pups on the way that should be good woods prospects.

sorry to steal your post stephen but does anyone kno how to get ahold of this man? i am not to far from him and have been wanting a full blood cat but can find what im wanting. any help would be appreciated

[RockinW]

 the sorriest dogs i have ever owned were mostly the best lookin ones. i cant help you with a breeder, i have only owned 2 registered dogs in my life and didnt like either one of them. but to be fair, i have had lots of unregistered ones i didnt like either

[uglydog]

There are breeders out there consistantly producing good dogs, but you will have to do your research and look for them. Alot of people will say, "its a good dog" then you have to ask "well what is it good at"
some will say "it will bay a hog " then its up to you to ask them "ehere does it bay hogs at" cause some breeders think if itbays in a pen or feild trial they will call it "a hog dog" well I am here to tell you thats better than nothing but that don't make it a hog dogs, feild trials and baying are great butif you want woods dogs go to someone that breeds woods dogs, and if the BREEDER is worth anything you can ask alot of specific questions and references on dogs backgrounds.  If they don't want to talk about the dogs then they must not have much to tell you about them. However thats not usually the case, most want to talk their dogs up, alot.
I know a few breeders that breed registerd dogs that make good woods dogs consistantly, that may not hunt alot themselves but they keep track on te dogs they produce and know what the offspring are doing so that they know what works and what does not work, because they care enough to only breed dogs that do work.

So if you are looking for a paperd dog that works you can find one, but makes sure its got several generations close that are PROVEN to work themselves, I would not ever buy from someone that has a Female that they never work and only keep to breed for her bloodlines on paper, thats a big red flag to me.

[Hog_Hunter_57]

Not to put one breeder down over another but just because one guy got a bad dog from some one does not mean all there dogs are bad, in the same token just because one person got a good dog does not mean you will. Not all dogs in a litter will make lead dogs, and i would not beleave any one who says all of there dogs make dogs out of every litter. With that being said i have gone through a lot of catahoulas i the last 14 years and i can say in my opinon Wager catahoulas are some dang good dogs you can ask jonnie any thing you want about his dogs and he knows where they are and what they are doing. His number if you would like to ask him some questions 337-322-1351 His name is Jonnie Wager

[Reuben]

I have hunted with probably 50 of these dogs and out of all those dogs I saw 2 that were decent and one that was a sure enough hog dog.I think the odds of hunting with that many pieces of crap that all came from the same kennel is unbelievable,I think you could go to the pound and get a bunch of young mutts and you would have had better odds.There are too many other really good Cat kennels out there to gamble your money on.Lets face it you are gambling with any kennel but I think your odds of turning out a good dog from that kennel are very,very slim.If I had to choose a Cat kennel to buy from Mr.Mason's yard has turned out too many good dogs to mention.

BullMaster is right. Go with the kennel that produces high percentage of good hog dogs. Just take into consideration that just because a dog ranges out and hunts does not mean he has a good nose and is really good at finding hogs.

[BRC]

I`ve had good luck with Camp-A-While Catahoulas.

[Browning]

Anytime you get a pup from any kennel it is a gamble. I have had the honor of owning some really good dogs over the years. The pups I have kept out of these dogs some worked out some didnt. Mike's dog Blue came from my dogs and he was a hell of a dog. There was 7 pups from that litter 4 of them made good dogs the other 3 were not worth shooting. Both parents of this litter were great dogs. I have had about a 60 percent success rate on dogs actually making good hog dogs in 20 years of breeding. The Blue Sky folks are good people I have known them for several years and I am sure their success rate is around the same as mine. Your chances of a pup turning out increase if you buy from someone who actually hunts their dogs like Mr. Mason. There are many Catahoula kennels out there that produce very good dogs you just have to research them and ask lots of questions. Stay away from straight bay pen dogs. I had a Chihuaha that bayed in a pen before,, but I wouldnt take it to the woods. If you know what I mean.