One other thing all my dogs can find hogs on there on I will not own any that cannot. They all help each other out it dont matter who finds it first when it is struck they are all on top of it helping each other doing what they do. Now there has been a few times when I have had a dog are two out on their on hog baying it but as soon as we get the other hogs and dogs taken care of these burn straight to the bayed hog are were the other dogs are baying . This way I keep only the finest dogs in my pack when ones goes down another takes over . Just the way I see it . To me help dogs are bonafide glorifide culls.
Good point Tex! LOL! I don't want this to seem like I'm backsliding, but... I say "help" dogs... but in all actuality they are all waiting their turn to find a hog. (wishful thinking)
I have one that is a jam up dog (Fred), another that is short range but will find his own (Diablo), and then two that will hopefully make their way there soon too (Dixie and Joe). I would like to be able to take each one out by themselves and find hogs, but it's just not likely to happen any time soon. So when they are all in the woods, Fred is going to take the lead every time. I have no doubt that if Fred was to go down one of my other dogs would figure it out once we are in the woods and find a hog, but it's not a sure thing like you speak of. So I guess I'm on my way to what you are talking about. It's just going to take a lot more time in the woods and on hogs. I can't say that I wouldn't like to have every dog on my yard find a hog, but that brings us back to the "too many chiefs not enough Indians..."
LOL!
