Message #299428

[hogaholicswife]

Alot of people have been breeding them for $$$ with little regard for the actual preservation....the name Partin sells like hot cakes. 

My grandaddy said that a true Fl Curr was a red bone hound (I believe) and bull dog, over the years the different families bred them for what suited their purposes / needs.  My mom was telling me the other day about an old timer that had some of the ugliest fiesty looking currs in Brighton, she said that they were some of the ugliest monkey tailed little dogs but everyone wanted one because they knew they would make dogs.

There are some dogs down in Devils Gardens and Moore Haven that they still use to find and catch what the cowboys call 'dick bulls' which have never been penned.  These dogs are salty as the day is long with a pile of heart and go.  Most are very catchy that I have seen but there are some that will back up and bay.

Alot of them are either black and tan, yellow (some have black mouths)or red with a ring neck.  When I refer to a black mouth dog alot of people think I am talking about the 'Foundation Dogs' but when I was growing up black mouth just meant their markings.  They also vary in uniformity, their suzes are not consistent and their heads can range from block heads to fiesty looking.

The Documentary 'Florida Crackers' would be a good one to watch for the xow fogs, you can also Google 'Judge Story Teller' in Florida, he has taken pictures of the cowboys roping bulls in Devils Gardens. 

When I make it home I will post the links for you to check out.