thanks for all the positive feedback.
mike- im moving away from rcd's to try something different and im hoping to be able to work in the heat a bit more. i spent 6 years as an exlposive detection dog handler in the australian army, so i enjoy seeing all kinds of working dogs doing what they were bred to do.
i plan on shooting with bay dogs or using my mates rcd's as walk in cd's if they come for a run with me and if i can pull it off i will try to grab them by hand (just for adrenalins sake)
my male dog bob is from a kennel over here called currant and i think stems from a dog called oaks run cayo conch. my bitch named dolly is from a kennel called mopoke which comes from camp-a-while foundation stock. both dogs really look the business so far and have impressed me.
the dog in the photo is a bloodhound X bullarab. the bullarab is a popular australian rcd. it is said they come from a german shorthaired pointer/greyhound X bullterrier, but there are many arguments around the camp fires concerning this.
texas j- i do like the black mouth curs but from what i have read they are probably a bit too cold nosed for around here. i would love to try one out but there are none in oz and it costs between $8- 10 ,000 to import a dog from the US, pretty expensive experiment hey.
jsh-it gets super hot around here and can reach temps between 90-120 and thats in winter (no joke) there is also the humidity and that is what really shakes your dogs. we cool the dogs off in dams etc between hogs and try to work them off the ute. you need to know your dogs limits and pull them up when they get too hot.
cheers
jarrad
