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Title: Hound/Pit crosses Post by: jsh on December 16, 2010, 07:18:20 pm Not trying to re-invent the wheel here, but I've been interested in this cross. Curious to hear what experience some of you may have with it. Sure that some will be gritty pack dogs, but really looking to see how many turn out as legitimate strike dogs that BAY a hog.
Title: Re: Hound/Pit crosses Post by: southtexasdogger on December 16, 2010, 07:51:50 pm I have a Leopard Hound male that I've crossed 3 times now with a blue pit.
oldest pups are 23 months. I have kept 5 pups and 2 are running catch dogs with a great nose and alot of stop to them. Other 3 are still young and have alot more straight catch to them. older pups are 75 to 85# I have a new litter now out of the same stud but sister to the blue pit. Most are brindle, 1 colored like a catahoula built like a bulldog. If I was to say the best thing out of this cross would be If a pig breaks and does'nt bay again for some time,these dogs will track to the bay and he will be caught. Alot more stamina and lung than a straight Pit. Title: Re: Hound/Pit crosses Post by: doggintexas on December 16, 2010, 07:52:03 pm My hunting buddy has a half plott/half pit that is doing alright so far. He goes out with the other dogs and hunts but i have yet to see him start a hog. My buddy said he started one about a month ago but i wasnt with him. He's a good help dog right now with good gritt in em, but we will see after deer season if he gets any better or stays a help dog....
Title: Re: Hound/Pit crosses Post by: Reuben on December 16, 2010, 08:28:53 pm I have a Leopard Hound male that I've crossed 3 times now with a blue pit. oldest pups are 23 months. I have kept 5 pups and 2 are running catch dogs with a great nose and alot of stop to them. Other 3 are still young and have alot more straight catch to them. older pups are 75 to 85# I have a new litter now out of the same stud but sister to the blue pit. Most are brindle, 1 colored like a catahoula built like a bulldog. If I was to say the best thing out of this cross would be If a pig breaks and does'nt bay again for some time,these dogs will track to the bay and he will be caught. Alot more stamina and lung than a straight Pit. I think that you have something going there. What do you think about breeding the best daughters back to the leopard hound? Title: Re: Hound/Pit crosses Post by: Reuben on December 16, 2010, 08:34:57 pm My hunting buddy has a half plott/half pit that is doing alright so far. He goes out with the other dogs and hunts but i have yet to see him start a hog. My buddy said he started one about a month ago but i wasnt with him. He's a good help dog right now with good gritt in em, but we will see after deer season if he gets any better or stays a help dog.... I have 2 friends that kept littermate males that were 1/2 plott and 1/2 pitbull. Both were brindle and one was a complete cull. He didn't hunt and did't catch. The other pup looked like a good looking hound but a little more solid built. He was a great hog dog. He was the lead strike dog and he could stop a hog. This friend caught quite a few hogs until this dog got killed when he was a little over 2 yrs old. Title: Re: Hound/Pit crosses Post by: sfboarbuster on December 17, 2010, 07:38:58 am I have a buddy down here in Fl that all he hunts are F1 redbone/pit crosses.
So far they have all been silent and gritty, but not gritty to the point where they are catchdogs. Pretty good dogs IMO. Title: Re: Hound/Pit crosses Post by: Reuben on December 17, 2010, 06:02:26 pm I have a buddy down here in Fl that all he hunts are F1 redbone/pit crosses. So far they have all been silent and gritty, but not gritty to the point where they are catchdogs. Pretty good dogs IMO. thats another favorite cross with a few hog hunters around here Title: Re: Hound/Pit crosses Post by: texas_hog_hunter04 on December 17, 2010, 09:59:23 pm the post djhogdogers put up theey r plott pit cross
Title: Re: Hound/Pit crosses Post by: warrent423 on December 20, 2010, 09:03:41 pm ain't much on pits, but the redbone/white english cross has been producing quality curdogs for centuries here in Florida ;)
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