Heres an example
i keep hearing the problem with paying a lot of money for catchdogs is that they can expire on any night. while i know this is a fact, i also know that there are MANY cd's that hunt for very long periods of time(mike's clifford, joe's esue, come to mind quickly). personally if your cd is constantly getting poked and cut then your cd isn't very good. i think with the proper training, the proper style, and good releasing techniques a good catchdog will be able to for many years. i your are running through cds 1.your cds aren't very good 2.maybe you should protect them better with vests 3.you should rethink your releasing practices.
myabe i've been lucky that i've seen some of the better cds on this board, but most all of the cds i've seen do a great job of hitting the ear and sliding to the side. when there have been mulitple cds on a hog they each are hitting an ear and they make a 'v' protecting themselves. come to think of it out of all the hunts i've been on when the cds are protected and released smartly they haven't even got cut. i've seen more baydogs get mowed down and sliced up than the cds...and that's been dogos, AB's, and pits as cds so i'm not saying any one breed is prone to get cut more. i'm saying a cd of ANY breed isn't very good if they are getting cut all the time...
The reasonable thought process is this:
There is some natural born DOG KILLERS out there fellers, sometimes it just takes longer for some of us to find them.. A man might catch 100 hogs a yr and never run into the ONE that can put him out of buisness for a while.. One thing about it, when you find him it wont matter what kind of dog you runnin and how old they are, they are fixin to be put to the test That day....
Nuff said
