Message #503452

[Cajun]

Evolution, progress, & breeding are funny things. I would say you were right. Back in the day, hounds had big mouths & were a lot slower, I guess so people could stay up with the hounds. Also most hounds hunted with their master & woud check in with them if they did not strike any game.

 I know I have seen a big change in Bluetics & Black & Tans since the 70's. JMO they were slow compared to Walkers & Plotts. No hate mail please, there were slow plotts & Walkers too but on a average Plotts & Walkers were the fastest hounds out there. In the last 10 years or so, I have seen B & T's & Blue dogs that could keep up with any dogs.
  Since we could not keep up with them on foot anymore, tracking collars were developed. Now instead of walking, we have 4 wheelers or ATV's to help get to the dogs.
  To me, a big mouth hound is just a pleasure to listen to, but we do not need them. We have a garmin that can tell us when the dogs are bayed.
  A lot of dogs have lost there homing instinct because with tracking collars, they are just picked up & do not have to return to their starting points.