One who I wouldn't be able to describe as short, medium or long ranged, but simply effective. One who isn't lazy or hyper but lives in a state of alertness, by this I mean aware of his environment and paying attention to the details of his day.
One who thinks rather than just smells. He should use his nose, eyes, ears and memories to locate quarry.
One who is blazing fast. Not just wide open run fast but is on track in any terrain with head up and eyes forward looking at obstacles while processing the trail and knows how to use the wind currents to identify not where the quarry has been, but where they are and may be headed.
Once game is reached this dog should work them however the situation justifies, meaning bringing it to a stop and keeping it there. This in my mind does not mean "making sure the hog is scared to run" so much as making the hog feel comfortable to stand where it is. It seems like I'm just mincing words but I'm not, there's a difference.
This dog should roll out when the hog is handled and go on to the next if there was more, if not they may or may not go hunt one up. ( trusting in the dogs discretion)
They should be geared towards a relationship with the handler and feed off of his or her cues wether verbal, physical or subconscious ( I know I'm starting to lose some of y'all now.
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There's a lot more but it's back to work for me now.
They don't have to be a hard hunting as you'd think to "put on a show" when they have the ability and the desire
