Alice Texas and a leopard cur question

yep, but there is more to the story. I learned a few more dogs came from the Alice area. I too had talked to Rex. He sent me copies and copies of research he had done about the leopards, plotts, julys and Birdsongs over the years. Even the hand written letter from Cowboy Williams about the leopard dogs that Mcduffie had. Rex at the time was unaware of the Sunflower Hound Kennel in Aledo Tx ran by Mr Pool back in the 1890's (1890 was the first ad I found in a news paper). They sold red bones-irish slashers crosses and birdsong strains and also advertised fox hounds. Rex thinks the july and Birdsongs have a heavy influence on the leopards since you can find leopard spotted July's and Birdsongs. Maybe thats why he bred Jull's in to his stuff. I know it made a sure enough go getter and dang good dogs. Rex saw these dogs as a young man and can confirm that they produced "like" litters. Another words they produced litters that were consistent in looks and traits. Crosses will usually produce pups that resembles looks of one or the other parent and yes a blend of both too, but the second and third generation will throw a few pups that look like one or the other grandparents. Rex stated these dogs produced consistent like litters. Rex is only one of the guys that told me about Alice Tx. Now there has been a couple others. Like all good stories and legends of dogs these leopards that McDuffie had resurrected from almost extinction it needed a story. I think thats why the mexico story about rabbits came about.... He just couldn't say "well I bought these catahoulas from texas..." LOL

I have no doubt that the old leopard dog is still out there, but it is of catahoula origin or maybe older like the Pastor Leones that the spanards brought over in the 1400's. (they are leopard spotted too). Now what was all mixed with it?? Who knows for sure. I guess why we call them curs, but maybe Mr Outlaw or another person down in that area had something that McDuffie built his leopards curs from. I still think Stodghill had a lot to do with it.

Oh dont forget about the A.W. Carter strain pf leopards that McDuffie and couple others brought in. Mr Carter moved up from florida with his leopard spotted cow dogs used for catching cracker cows. I've got a pretty good article about him in a CO-OP mag that talks about them. McDuffie and them got them because some of them would tree game.

thanks

mike