Thanks fir all the replies, that picture says it all. My son Casen raised from 5wks old, they were close. Not sure what got him Monty, I think it was a green CD a boy brought along. He caught chief instead of the hog. Choked him pretty good before I could get him off. Chief then crawled to Luke bayed and caught. My brother came in and broke him off and he passed while my brother still held him. He gave it all to catch that last boar. I don't think heat had a factor, I've been cutting him loose inside 30 yards everytime in this heat. The boy felt terrible, I tried to let him know it wasn't his fault.
I hope he shot that dog soon after, i know i would have on the spot, sounds like a wacky pit with no sense, sorry for your loss, your dog was dead game to the end even after being choked by the other dog.!! rip