well I read the whole thread and it is a very interesting one to me...haven't seen too much action on here lately...so thanks to Waylon for stirring the POT...
Well...they say that all dogs came from the wolf...including the great dane, mexican hairless, wiener dog, and the english bull dog to name a few breeds...
but finding good dogs in any cur breed or working breed for that matter is hard to find these days...I know there are families of good dogs out there but most are not for sale or are kept as top secret...these are the guys who have an eye for a good dog and know how to breed better dogs...
it seems to me that certain stock bred dogs can really work the stock but can not find a hog in the woods and won't stick to the track if the hog breaks bay...but when you have one that does both then you have a real hog dog...
nowadays... it seems to me that a lot of working dogs produce a low percentage of quality offspring so I don't mess with going out and gambling into getting the right pup...I would rather breed my own and pick what I want...so far I have culled 5 in a few years and I have 2 that might make it now...one will be good enough to breed because of his back ground...but that is if he makes it as a hunting dog...the other is here because he seems to be making a good dog but he lacks in the breeding department because he is 1/2 redbone 1/4 pit and 1/4 american bull dog...
I am not trying to get off track here...just trying to make a point...the lacy does not stand a chance in making a good stock dog or hunting dog if the dogs that get bred are not proven to be of the best quality physically, mentally, and performance wise...
The last lacy I have been around I wouldn't feed because he does not hunt like I like...and he wouldn't win in a baying contest...but baying contest is another thread...this lacy has a good baying style...he stands way bay and bays and does not apply any pressure...but if the hog breaks he is the first to dash in and hammer the back end on the hog and does all he can to stop the hog and then backs up and bays...I think that is a great baying style to catch hogs but he has to be able to find one first... and stick with the hog if it is a bad running hog...
