Well, I think that people say the dogs lost a hog and mean it the same as when you are fishing and you get a nibble, set the hook and come up with nothing. Then you tell people you lost a good one.
But I have noticed with our dogs that if its hot, no water in sight, and they are on a running hog headed through the thicket, they will have less bottom than when its cool or if they have water to get in and cool off.
I have also seen when they chasing a hog through a dense area and then all of a sudden on the garmin the dogs all split up and work the heck out of one area and zig and zag and backtrack until finally coming back to us. I think they have lost the hog.
Either way, if they quit it or loose it, I will probably still say " we lost a good one the other day"
Just my terminology of choice!
