Message #61445

[Cull Buck]

I have two curs that upon striking the hog and it breaking will sound off while chasing it the first twenty yards or so of the chase then the shut up until they have it bayed.  Otherwise these dogs don't make a peep until they have eyes on a hog.  I consider these dogs silent dogs. To me open dogs are dogs that bark upon finding and/or working a track or dogs that constantly bark while in persuit. Just my opinion.

I much prefer silent dogs because that's what I'm used to I guess.  Open dogs throw me off completely but I've seen them used with success so to each his own.