Looks don't matter? I beg to differ....

[Scott]

Reason for the price difference... folks just trying to make a buck. And a little disingenuous for those "in it for the breed"

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[MrsLouisianaHogDog]

Great posts everyone. I figured this topic would make for a good discussion.

I've spoken to a lot of old timers (hunters), and it just always seemed that whenever I'd make any mention of a "pretty" or attractive dog, they're quick to jump on the "well color don't mean shat" or "pretty don't make a dog hunt" kick. That's a bit of what sparked me to throw the topic out there. In a pet trade, it's pretty much based on looks. But in the hunting world....any time I mention looks in person to someone people are quick to act like they could care less long as they work, blah blah blah.
I'll be the first to say, it is indeed nice to have best of both worlds (function and looks) if it works out that way  lol. Nothin wrong with that. It's just, I wouldn't turn down a pup that's bred right JUST because of it's coat color. Nor try and jew a man down on price of a pup just based on color, but I guess the market for Cats has already 'spoiled' people that way to where they expect that.

[lettmroll]

 To me when i go to buy a Catahoula, I'm going to  pick the color pup that in the past the colors that made the best dogs, which is the pups with the most black with the least white are the pups with a lot of  dark red and a few white patches. But i can't   lie and say when i first see a litter I'm not drown to the sure enough colored up ones because i am but then i have to remember that I'm trying to pick one that will make a hog dog. As for the price i think it is because the   owner knows  they can make more money on the  colored up ones and they  will prolly loose a little money on the solids. Just my thoughts

[KevinN]

To me when i go to buy a Catahoula, I'm going to  pick the color pup that in the past the colors that made the best dogs, which is the pups with the most black with the least white are the pups with a lot of  dark red and a few white patches. But i can't   lie and say when i first see a litter I'm not drown to the sure enough colored up ones because i am but then i have to remember that I'm trying to pick one that will make a hog dog. As for the price i think it is because the   owner knows  they can make more money on the  colored up ones and they  will prolly loose a little money on the solids. Just my thoughts

So in essence...your still picking by color. Lol , I'm just picking at you. Man it's a sure enough crap shoot picking 6 week old pups out of ANY litter, lol. I say go with the purty one!

[lettmroll]

KevinN your right I'm still picking by color, lol
Just going about it in a little  different way,

[johnf]

  lol  I dealt with it for years . and this is the very reason the Catahoula's took a big downfall when they became ''popular'' people were breeding just for colors and breeding merle to merle just to get merle . and the nalc was a big part of that . thank you to  the leapord hound breeders for putting a restriction on how much white a dog can have to be registered . this will stop the downfall on the hounds as the ''popularity '' becomes greater  .

this exactly!im in south Carolina.its very rare to find a decent cat.here.so many bred for looks or bay pen with no hunt at all.but you can sill sell spotted pups right and left.lol

[chads7376]

I can't understand why someone would waste money on a catahoula anyways... 

Like... LOL

[Hoax]

I just picked up my first catahoula a couple weeks ago. When I went to see the breeder I wanted a leopard female with glass eyes and a long tail, just based off desire. Well when I got there the guy I ended up picking was leopard but with brown eyes and a bob tail. I wasn't disappointed but he isn't what I had in mind. He picked me so he is who came home. Now that might be a silly way to pick a dog but that is how I picked up my last three dogs (family pets not working dogs) and it has worked out. My wife's last three dogs she picked based on how cute they are and they are all three useless non-listening pains in my hinny. It's about a bond with me and nothing about looks. If the looks are there also I'm thrilled but that is no where in my criteria. When I picked up my catahouligan Kris asked me what I was looking for in my pup and none of my answers where helpful because I didn't have any real preconceived notions. I can tell you that my heart was really hoping a solid colored male didn't pick me

[Black Smith]

"Never seen a good dog the wrong color" LP.

[Kaufman Cur]

As stated "A good dog can't be a bad color" However, it cost the same to feed a pretty dog as it does an ugly dog! 

[alphabravo]

 Same thing happens in AB's. Most working people will pick the pitty looking ones, even though some bullier ones have great drive and good wind. On the bully side, people pay up to 3k for the most dysfunctional piece of garbage dog money can buy. There are good breeders on both sides that can't give dogs away . SMH

[parker49]

looks  and color  does matter ...its a reflection of the  line ......  if you had  a female and bred her  to your best catahoula and your best yellow bmc and she had pups and you wanted to keep a pup  off both males what would you do to increase  your  success in doing that ... you'd look at the  litter  and  pick 2  pups  each one  looking  like the father  if you can .... looks  do matter ...... oh and i have  done  it with different males and  one female and  it held  true ...i bred a german shorthair  female  to two cur males i had...one  male  was  rough bad  rough  the  other  just a  strait hunting  baydog .....the dogs  from that or about 8 years  old  now and the dogs from the litter that  looked like each  male  perty much acted  like them also ..... how  could  i tell ?  there looks matched there dads and actions ....one  litter from 2 males ....

[Reuben]

I like a well built good looking dog with very little white with a short slick coat...and a hunting dog ear with good nose...cost the same to feed so why not please yourself...