And that has to do with the breed and/or line they're from -- they're terriers, naturally they're going to be more high strung than hounds. I said to look at them in comparison to their counterparts, not completely different breeds. The vet I work for breeds Dobies, she has ONE red one out of ten, because the red Dobies are too high strung for her liking. Vizlas are very hyper dogs, more so than say German Shorthaired Pointers or similar sized Spaniel breeds. I honestly don't know enough about the difference in temperament between coonhounds to say that a Redbone would be harder to control than a Blue Tick, it was just a red dog I threw out there in the bunch.

I'm not really making an "argument", anyway. I'm simply stating what I was taught in my college genetics class, and what I know from personal experience. Scientifically speaking, genetically, red colored dogs are more likely to be high strung animals. Take it as you will. 

Hey y'all.... my boyfriend and I are interested in getting into hunting with our bulldogs and were just looking for a little beginner's general information. Neither of us have ever hunted before, so really the bare bones basics are needed to see if this is something we can really pursue. I'd love to have something like this for the dogs to do on the weekends, especially when there aren't many conformation shows going on. I've joined a couple of other boards, and was referred to this board a few times. We're over in west GA, and have some land down in south AL that's covered in hogs, we just aren't too sure of where to start.

Good luck with your Girl, hope she pulls through for you. If you kept the guts wet and clean before you sewed her up, like you said, she's probably got a great shot if she didn't lose too much blood. Just make sure to keep her well hydrated.

Oh, I agree that individual lines have much more impact on a dog's temperament and personality than just color. About half of the dogs on my yard are red nosed, the other black. I have two red nosed bitches, and both are high strung and very mouthy, but the more heavily inbred Bolio bitch is a damned nut case. I don't believe she's got a lick of sense anywhere. Just drive drive drive. Different lines, different traits. On the other hand, I have black nosed dogs who are very calm and trainable, and I have black nosed dogs who are a handful, though not very mouthy.

In general, though, genetically speaking, red dogs are allegedly more likely to be high strung -- and that's red dogs in general, not just bulldogs. Think red Dobies, Vizlas, RedBones, etc. vs. their counterparts. I'll have to see if I can find my notes from my genetics class tonight and post them.

Nah, that's just notes that I've picked up from school and work and shows on genetic studies on NatGeo and from personal experience   The shows would probably be the easiest thing to find as a reference point, but they're many years old by now. I think they mention it in a genetics portion during that From Conception to Birth: Dogs show, though, if you care to youtube it.

Not trying to stir the pot up or get off topic but does having a rednose have any bearing on how a pit acts??

Having a red nose actually does have some bearing on a dog's temperament, in all breeds, not just bulldogs. Canines with red noses, or recessive genes that produce overall red coloration, are genetically predisposed to being more high strung than your average, run of the mill black nosed dog. If your issue is with nervousness or useless energy manifested in whining, pacing, dancing, pulling on leads, ect. you'd be better served to try a line that doesn't throw predominantly red nosed dogs. I deal with it, because I'm a sucker for red noses. Go figure.