rueben , yes , any curdog that goes to the backend on cattle is a cull . but when you live in west tn and catch cattle as part of your livin you have to work with what you got at the time . and i agree on the rest of your last post , sometimes that is the only way to stop a hog .
my question is would a dog always be better of to stop the hog from the rear ? does it depend on the hog ? i have a couple pretty catchy dogs on hogs ...but they dont usually get aholt of his face ( as far as i know , thats kinda what i'm wondering ) until he,s stopped , bayed and ready to be caught or me or the bulldog get there .
j caroll i used hangin tree dogs for several years gathering and catching cattle . they have some cur in them too . with cur dogs you let them find an bay the cattle , then when settled good you ease up and drive the herd and more or les let the dogs hold the front and sides . with bc / htc type dogs you ride up front and let the dogs bring the cattle and keep them behind you .
which way is best ? ... depends on th cattle and the country - and mostyl the particular dogs .
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