smart, cowardly, or cull

As a catch dog it is a cull.

There is no reason to make excuses like he isnt the lead dog and such. A catch dogs job is simple. Run to bay, catch, hold on as long as there is breath in him. A good catch dog doesnt back down for any reason. Dont matter if it is the dominant dog or catches small hogs or has an issue with other dogs or the hog is 999 lbs, and has teeth as long as 1000 cheetos glued togather end to end. A catch dog catches. A dog that you have to baby may catch for a while but he will let you down sooner or later. Just hope it doesnt cost you a good dog or get you hurt when it decides to let go.

Too many good dogs out there that will catch the first hog they see and every one after that to mess with cowardly dogs.

If your family likes him, just keep him as a pet.

My 0.02