Hey Reuben I had them both in the mid 90's and I was just a teenager when I got the first one, even though believe it or not she lived to be 17. They were never on any hogs, but the female that lived so long was a hell of a dog. I would let her go in a small five acre field and she would run down ground squirrels, also she would stalk just like a cat and jump up and grab sparrows off of branches of the trees in our back yard. Even though she was not dog aggressive, she did have a pretty great prey drive. BA she was the smart one and she was Corvino/Reddevil. She was a much better dog imo then my other ofrn.
I only been hog hunting a couple of times but it is something i am trying to learn about, so by no means am I a expert on what makes a good catchdog other than what i have seen just a few times and what i have heard you guys say. Someone stated that they are watered down, that depends on what you mean by that as you can still get them very pure, but if you are talking about gameness of course they are, but why would you need that? Cause you are definitely right mine did not have the intensity that my gamebred bulldogs do. Do not mean that negatively just wondering. Bulldogs I do know quite a bit about and have had quite a few. From what you guys say I don't think you really need a gamebred bulldog even though it may sound like the best way to go. A top of the line gamebred bulldog will not have the kind of handle you guys want, without double or triple the amount of time and work and most (not all) run small. That is just against their nature, I know a lot of people will say that they have great gamebred bulldogs for catchdogs and they may, they are definitely out there, but i just feel like there are easier more logical ways to go. I usually like path of least resistance, its like trying to train a dog who has been bred for hunting the last two hundred years to not hunt. But to each their own, that is just my two cents. Take it for what its worth.
