Levi, here's a pic of my Belle dog, she's half fiest and half cur (what kind of cur I don't know) I would assume maybe a Catahoula since she has one blue eye. She's without a doubt the smartest dog as far as IQ goes that I've ever had or seen. She's the best hog dog I've ever had and may be the best I'll ever have. She's silent unless she's looking at a hog or it breaks, then she yips a bit. Has a heck of a nose on her and can read a hog like no other dog I've had. Buddy of mine got 4 pups from an older gent down in GA, she's the only one left, 2 came up missing and one died outright. He can't remember the guy's name or where he was from....wish I had more just like her. Hunts hard and can move a track, she's fast and not too catchy unless she thinks she can handle it. Last year she developed a bad case of endometriosis and I had to have her spayed. I wouldn't hesitate to breed your fiests to a cur or hound. Heck,....they would probably run a hog by themselves if they had a chance. That fiest blood just adds something special to a cross if you ask me.
