Whethford Ben

there is no doubt in my mind that cow dogs that are bred to go deep in the woods and find and bay and hold wild cows have to be very very good dogs...but percentage wise, I bet there are more cow dogs bred today to just work cattle and to hold or drive them...these type of dogs do not necessarily make hog dogs because a dog to be good at that does not have to have range or much of a nose...that type of dog is not tested like the first type of dog I described...

not trying to stir the pot but that is how I see it...

I have seen too many cow dogs that don't have the type of hunt that I like...but I have heard of the Perry, Melman, and Hart dogs that can do both with style...I am sure there are other's lines out there and probably quite a few other lines that have gone by the wayside simply because quite a few ranches have been devided, cleared, etc...etc... so that the long range cow dog is not in as high a demand as it once was in the past...