catchdogs

I think really good catch dogs are every bit as rare as really good strike dogs, bay dogs or any other dog with a job. Most bulldogs will catch on a hog but actually catching with the purpose of controlling the hog is a rare quality. I have had the fortune of owning dogs that did it right and the misfortune of having dogs that didnt. Most bulldogs do a lot of shaking. that results in a lot of damage. i like a dog to catch, on the ear, and put their body against the hog. I cant stand a dog to catch facing the hog and stay there and just take an aswhipping. I had a small rednose dog once that always caught on the elbow of the front leg. she never got cut up. the problem was that her bite was so hard that she often left a hog crippled.

I think breeding plays a huge part in the finished product. IF you are striving for the best. Just as in anything else, you cant breed two turds and get a diamond.