I want keep and hunt a dog I wouldn't breed. They have to show me they can get it done by themselves and show me they can get it done with style in the summer.
Same for us we don't have use for a dog that won't do it on their own! Our pack works really well together, each one is capable of finding and stopping one.. It's a lot of fun when you finally get their and start tieing 10 and 15 a hunt
I dont think every dog in the pack has to be a great dog that will find his own hog each time. There are some packs that work as a team; that team may be better than a pack of dogs that work as indivduals. I'll take my team that can find a bay a hog over four or five dogs that split up and have different bays anytime. After all, how many hogs can you catch at one time? I guess if have have a bunch of people hunting you can catch several hogs at the same time. I prefer to take my pack that works as a team and catch one hog after another. I judge my pack on how happy I am...not how many hogs I catch or how many hog someone else catches. I do this for me and for my dogs. I am not competing with anyone...but I can compete with anyone.
We enjoy the independence in doing it on their own and splitting up. It takes a hell of a dog to run by other dOgs bayed and continue to run their own hog until they also bring it to bay
