Bryant, I wouldn't say Monkey is "human aggressive" as much as he is protective. If I put him in the truck, or on the 4 wheeler he won't let anyone touch it. He runs loose at my house, but my place is fenced and only one neighbor you can see so it hasn't been an issue. I have 4 wheelers, bass boat, had an airboat (the ex has it now), etc in the barn and part of Monkey's job is to be sure that stuff is still there when I get home from work. With the economy the way things are, theft here in Fla is at an all time high. I feel an aggressive dog is a big deterrent to a thief. But Monkey has never offered to bite me, my ex (darn...) or anyone he gets to know well. I don't have kids so I wouldn't trust him around them. but I rarely have kids at my house.
If you and I are hunting together I can turn Monkey out and he won't even look at you. He won't growl or pay any attention to you at all. But once I load him in the truck he won't let you touch him or the truck. Now Dave, that I hunt with regularly, can handle him pretty good. He knows Dave and knows we hunt together. He rides on Dave's 4 wheeler as much as mine anymore (due to me hauling young dogs) and he and Dave get along fine. But if Dave comes to my house, Monkey won't let him in the gate........
Anyway, most of the Fla curs I have been around for the past 50 years have all been very similar. Monkey isn't the only dog I have that acts this way, most of my dogs are like this. I may have 2 out of the 11 that tolerates strangers.
If any of you guys have a jam up finisihed hog dog that growls at people, and you are about to cull him for that reason, let me know........he will fit in here!
