I have been kicking it around for a while but here lately these running hogs have me at my wits end. I actually got fed up enough to take the 30-30 last time I went which worked out well but I'm out there to catch hogs not shoot them. So my question is how much luck would I have breeding my lead strike dog male to my lead catch dog which is full pit? She is more of the older style pit so she has a decent build not just a bully dog. I am wanting either a dog that's rough enough to stop it or flat out catch I don't care. I just didn't know if they would come like I need them to because I know it looks good on paper but what actually comes out is a different story
if you breed pit with cur dog you want to breed as similar traits as you can...a pit bull that is built leggy that has some hunt to him as well as some of his close kin having had similar traits...the cur dog should have plenty of hunt and with a decent nose...and a gritty tight baying cur dog...
This time around I have a redbone/pitbull cross and his 2 sons that are quarter redbone, quarter pitbull, and 1/2 mt cur...bred one of the 1/2 mt cur with a plott gyp and now have 1/8th pit pups...time will tell what I will have but so far I am happy with the 3 older dogs and the pups are looking pretty good at this time...
I just got rid of a 1/2 parker 1/2 pitbull that was given to me as a pup because she didn't have either of her parents qualities...she started out looking like a cur and she matured into a pitbull looking dog that didn't have a nose, hunt nor any catch...she is a good me too catch dog but me too catch dogs are a dime a dozen...I want all the traits I mentioned but not a solid catching cur/pit mix...
ultimately I want a few dogs that are telling the hog if you run I will rip your nuts out then I will catch you by your ear...A hog can read a dog...and he will pay close attention if he believes it...
if you breed to a stock type dog make sure it has lots of hunt and a great nose and can find a hog...
