I want to hunt a little diffrent.....

Well said T-Bob.

Years ago I spent many nights sewing up dogs after every hunt and waiting for them to heal up.

I got rid of all those "type" of dogs and now I spend my time catching pigs and not sewing up dogs all the time.

There are clean holding dogs in every breed, we should, as a group, pay more attantion to that and select for it.

Can a clean dog get cut? Well of course, but usually it happens at the hit up or when the dog is near exaustion. Once the dog has an ear not much bad can happen if you can get to them in a reasonable amout of time.

This last year I have watched my hairy dogs, on three occasions, jump over the back of a bad boar, while still holding, to keep from getting pinned on a tree or a creek bank. Thats what I like to see. Hold clean, hold smart.