Well, I will take a dog that's stays hooked no matter what kind of country I'm hunting and expect them to run a hog to hell and back if they have to. I'm funny like that though.

I will take a 10 pound bass over five 2 pounders also but my plan is always to catch all I can. Same goes for hog hunting with me.
Just because a dog has a ton of bottom doesn't mean it is going to run a hog all over hell and Texas every time he finds one.
In my book, the right kind of dog will put just the right pressure on a hog to keep it bayed no matter how far it has to run him........if he has to run him at all.