I have tried 6 registered Ben dogs out from 3 different hog hunters or cowboys from Texas to Ga and Fl. 2 I raised from pups 4 I bought as young started dogs at 8-12 months all were culls.Overpriced papered Culls.These dogs were all out of working stock with blah blah blah percentage of this and that.0 out of 6 being even usable dogs to me is a pretty low percentage.Maybe I shoulda tried one with a bob tail lol.I'm sure there are great ones out there but I reckon you gotta be the one breeding them to get em just like any other line.
I hunted behind a whole pack of Ben bred dogs and I was trying to keep from stumbling over them...I witnessed the same scenario in east Texas with 5 or six out of some registered bloodline from Oklahoma...lots of fresh hog footings and the dogs were running up and down right of ways...after about 20 minutes I turned out a 10 month old pup and in one hour we had 4 caught...they turned out to be decent me too dogs...but I don’t care for me too dogs unless they can shut down a runner quickly...then maybe one is all I would need...
