Rough dogs

Boarninja,

You are right about what a good hog dog should be... It should be rough enough to stop a bad boar and then back up and bay/hold the hog.

To rough and you catch a boar and then the dogs are wore out from being caught too long or worse from going to the injury reserve list for a week or 2.

I have been wrestling with this issue in my head for years. I have decided to go extra rough with running vest and at the same time breed away from it until I am satisfied with what I have. I have already decided that I want nose and lots of hunt not just a dog that gets turned in on a hog but a dog that can find one.

The problem I see with this type of dog is that when he finds a hog at the end of the track he could be far away and that will be a problem. I have seen these types that don't bay but straight catch. That will be a cull for sure for what I envision...That is a catch dogs job.