Hound Type

You never really know what you are going to get when you cross a hound or hound cross to a cur. It does not matter what the percentages are. Even pure line bred hound liter dont always trun out the way the breeder wants. there are tons of posts on repreat crosses on hound forums.

Another thing you need to think about is each of the dogs you mentioned about have different strenghts and weaknesses. For example, the plott is commonly known as the grittiest hound and the walker usually has the fastest track speed. Before chosing a hound or hound cross to breed to, I think you need to identify trais that you want your pups to have. Thins to consider might be:

Speed, grit, mouth, treeing ability, endurance.

Once you have figured out what you want, find a hound or the hound that is strongest on these traits. It still does not mean that your cross will work exactly like you plan, but it is the best way to try to get what you want. It may work, it may not.

I personally have 6 pure bred plotts (all bred a little different) and one cat. I would consider a cross but I like pure bred hounds so I elect to own them. I also like to have a couple of silent dogs so I plan on breeding my cat next time she comes in.

For all that read, I would ask that you be responsible in breeding a dog and dont leave a bunch of pups out there not taken care of.