Parker, I agree with you alot about the hunting verses working and bringing the speed.
The dogs in my yard that I use are not that cold trailing type, but would trail hot tracks, wind pretty well, enough to use for rigging, and well they are just what I like and thats why I kept breeding to provide myself with what I like. The EP I got, would trail some but was much better at "running full blast, and stopping in her tracks when she hit scent and them would trail from there. However the speed got her on top of a track much faster, therefore the speed was puttingher ontop of hogs much faster than most of my curs, and she was out finding the hogs, only because of the speed. I would say she had alot of heart and never wanted to quit hunting, she would blow past me in the woods on the sides of her feet because the skin was gone, the next layer of foot was gone, and she would leave bloodtrails from her feet bleeding, but NO QUIT. The reason I would not use the EP exclusively is that when it comes to baying and holding the hog, she lacked what my curs "stock type"
dogs bring to the hunt.
THe pointer bred to "HOLD" point would not move her feet enough, she would Bark her fool head off, and I guess most folks consider that baying, but to "bay" I like a dog that knows when to stand still and not make a hog nervous, and one that knows by moving and quartering to and fro, will keep the hog nervous enough to stand and stay put, a dog needs to be able to do what it takes (thats awhole other subject) but the Birdie dog would let a hog run smooth over the top of her, she was very smart and was able to learn some degree and got better with experience in the woods. My point being its in her DNA to point.
I would be interested in hearing back from you the updates on the pups and what you find and your opinions on the cross, PLEASE Sir.
