Running Catch Dogs (How Many Have)

I have a great dane/pit male I'm hoping to turn into a RCD. I try to hunt very close range dogs. All I and the RCD's need is to hear a bark, grunt or squel. If they are close enough then you and the RCD can hopefully get there in time with the catch dog before anyone gets hurt. I've never hunted in Texas but I know some places here in Georgia where the hogs don't bay, they just run so even then a RCD is worthless. I think the ideal place for a running catch dog is when the hogs have SOME experience with dogs. A friend of mine hunts with 8 dogs running loose and too pits. His dogs hunt close range and are extremely gritty. He catches more hogs than me but also buys more staples than me. Where I am hunting determines what I take. I prefer a loose baydog, one or two RCD's and a pit. It is really good if the RCD stays close to the strike dog so it can catch what the strike dog finds. Sometimes too many ruff dogs can be bad especially in the thick stuff. In the open a dog has room to move around and swing off of the big hogs. Most of our hurt dogs have come in thick stuff with a pack of dogs. Just my 3 cents !