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« Reply #40 on: October 14, 2010, 08:51:47 am » |
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I can vouch for Paul's knowledge on what a cowdog is supposed to be. I had the Smoke bitch on trial as a hogdog. She wasn't exactly what I needed for a hogdog (with the terrain we hunt) but we used her on cows and she would flat-out burn a pasture up and bunch a set of cows in a hurry with the perfect combination of grit and FINESSE, and STAY HOOKED. A real solid cowdog, by anyone's definition.
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« Reply #41 on: October 20, 2010, 01:59:07 am » |
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curious to see whos breeding catahoulas that can do it all. and by that i mean, find thier own hog and catch it with out a catch dog? but still has enough sense to back up on really rough hogs. gritty cats with brains and drive.
whos breeding them and what bloodlines are best for this style of hunting?
thankyou!
G'day Koyote Good question and interesting reading. Here in Australia we were lucky enough to have a pair of Camp a While dogs imported a few years back to show us what a catahoula should be. The dogs here before could find and stop but the Camp a While bred dogs do it better and some places here there's that many pigs it doesn't matter what dog you have as you can drive up to the pigs and drop the dogs on them but other places it's harder and the better dogs shine. Seems to be the norm to expect the catahoula to find and stop till you arrive isn't it? What I'd like to know is which are longer range dogs/hunting lines as my gyp will go 3km on a fresh scent and hold a boar bailed till the other dogs and I arrive, she's a special dog though and I'm lucky to be owned by her. Hopefully her pups will be as good. Cheers |
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« Reply #42 on: October 20, 2010, 08:08:21 am » |
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Great stuff Wolf 3k's hey? How do you hunt? On bike, car or foot? Wouldn't like to be running after my dogs 3k's away on foot! Especially in the rough stuff- (Is that mountain country?) I'm not that fit though  The camp-a-while lines are quite reputable that's for sure. Definitely a good start to the lines over here in Oz. Hopefully they can be bred right. They also seem to do well in the show arena! Very versatile! I also have some predominately bay pen lines that have adapted to the woods very well! Guess the woods dogs lines a tad further back also have an influence  Versatile once again...Guess that says something for the breed! I myself have finally decided on a new line that i'm sure will help improve the quality of the Working Catahoula in Oz! YES, i have learned alot from my previous imports & have now only settled for what i can gather as arguably the most respected line of working Catahoula i can find in the USA! If all goes well, i can't see the need to go through the import process again......... |
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« Reply #43 on: November 27, 2010, 05:08:07 pm » |
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Well with the impending import into my kennels this topic was followed with interest by me. After many messages, emails & phone calls backwards & forwards i finally have chosen where my next Catahoula will come from!  I happy to say Mr Douglas Mason will be sending a female from his current litter over to Australia next year to me. She will be hunted & i'm sure you guys will be seeing lots of pictures of her with some Aussie boars later next year.  Thankyou Douglas for selling me "Mason's HOPE". I would also like to thank Paul for his influence, help & friendly words & advise by phone & messages. Also to the numerous people on this board that helped me with info gathering & contacts. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY KIND & HELPFUL - A credit to you all!  |
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« Reply #44 on: November 27, 2010, 07:47:30 pm » |
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Well Outback cat, sounds like you talked to the right people and did your research well! My money is on your dog turning out to be a fine one and I look forward to seeing the pictures of the pork you put an end to with her.
Best of luck to ya!
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“I like hogs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Hogs treat us as equals” - Sir Winston Churchill
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« Reply #45 on: November 27, 2010, 09:12:45 pm » |
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I’m breeding a line of cats out of my hunting partners’ old cat cow dog. He was a special dog ,very intelligent and handled cattle with finesse. This dog had a handle like no other ,even while working cattle he would listen to commands. He would catch and hold a calf or cow when asked and let you rope it even if you had to rope over him. I have a direct daughter from him that is a finished hog dog. I raised a litter out of her and my red bmc strike dog. They are six months old and hog crazy!! I am going to raise dogs with intelligence and hunt. I think I have it ( maybe ).
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« Reply #46 on: November 30, 2010, 07:47:52 pm » |
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hi all im from aus i was wondering if all your cats are registered
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« Reply #47 on: November 30, 2010, 08:37:14 pm » |
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I'm happy to say also I picked up my first Cat from Mr.Mason out of the same litter goin down under.He is one lil fiesty dude thats for sure.He is black and tan with a lil brindle.Gonna be big and way diffrent personality from the hounds for sure.Good luck.
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« Reply #48 on: November 30, 2010, 11:17:24 pm » |
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River bottom catahoulas - kris banik has awesome working catahoulas
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« Reply #49 on: December 01, 2010, 01:13:24 am » |
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Mr. Mason is a fine fella and has top notch dogs
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