Black Streak
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« on: September 22, 2016, 09:32:55 pm » |
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Picking up where I left off and pointing out the unsuspecting pit falls of my dogs to those used to bay dogs and bull dogs, I'm again going back to the unfamiliarity of these type dogs here in the states among most hog doggers. Stags are a bit misunderstood shenanigans it comes to using them to catch pigs. The stag people most picture here in the US is the stag used by the guys in the Plains states using and breeding them to run down and kill coyotes. These are not bred for pigs and often times fall short of people's expectations when they try one on pigs. There are some good extremly hard stags to be had but they are kinda the exception and not the rule. I have one of these and others have had them in the past. They really get people interested in trying them, but understand not all stags are gonna be as hard as what your reading about. Prey drive is something else your gonna be awakened to and half to get on top of early if you don't want your stag trashing on rabbits, skunks, road runners, coyotes, deer, frogs yes frog, they will sometimes dive into a tank after a frog that dove in. They are bred to kill other dogs and will jack up a cur that tries to pick a fight. usually they get along well with other dogs. when your neighbor let's her small teacup size house dog out to the bathroom, the stag sees it as a rodent so expect that too. Stags are a decent platform in which to cross large cd's like the mastiff breeds to. dogo, dane, etc in order to get a more desired dog depending on what your after. bull breeds crossed to them work also but I want to keep some size not decrease other to much. my other stags have a heavy dose of wolfhound in them. Makes for good pig stags but slow to mature. Awsome platform in which to breed another F1 type cross to though such as dane x pit. kinda got to rambling, sorry. My finder holders and stags live together and work well together. I can run 1 and one together of 2 stags or 2 finder holders. my finder holders are about same speed as stags. some as fast and some a little bit slower but not by much. also some of the stag characteristics will sometimes billed through in finder holders do to the wolfhound blood or deerhound blood in them. some have a little stag also in them.. Good bred finder holders to me are where it's at. They are harder, mature faster, find better, better handle and recall, more powerful, more rugged type dog that can handle hard work day in and day out. Can do the same work as stags, curs, and bulldogs all rolled up in one dog. They can be used very effectively in any type terrain. They are not as hard to understand as stag and deerhound type long dogs etc. Finder holders vary greatly from one mans dogs to another do to the different crosses used. Broad blanketed statements are very foolish and irresponsible to make on such account so keep in mind when reading about one mans dogs. How to hunt stags and finder holders is another thing misunderstood by many. Do to the restraints of time again, I'll just say hunting in conjuction with bay dogs is not wise and often a recipe for disaster for several reasons. I personally would not send a dog to such a home where I felt it was gonna be hunted along with bay dogs.
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