To shoot or to catch, that is the question

I've done both mainly with 1 dog when using a gun. My lead dog just died and she was the only dog I could holler off a pig and get a shot, everything else I have there would be no way to shoot over them . I have had 1 situation in the past where a hog had to be shot with about 6dogs on it. And I'm pretty sure I had my buddy at gunpoint telling him if he shot my dogs he was getting the next bullet lol Haha. With that being said I wouldn't shoot a hog again with my dogs around ,that was the most stressful hunt ever. I should say it was very exciting to be able to shoot over my best gyp, wouldn't mind it if I could keep a couple hand full of dogs ide have both catch and bay, but I can't so I have 5 dogs I breed to catch hogs not catch dogs not bay dogs ,just hog dogs that catch hogs.