Has anyone tried Karelian Bear Dogs on hogs in the U.S.

[marks]

Honest to god, not being rude, just asking. Why do you have so much interest in off brand hog dogs?

I have always thought, someone could go around Houston and pick up every stray they got their hands on and with plenty of work you could make a pack. That ain't for me, but it could be done.

 


Many many a time when hogs first started showing up down here in the 70's we went by the pound and took 5 dogs out of it and went straight to a hog pen, any dog that barked at the penned hog and tryed to get in at it stayed at the ranch, the rest we took back to the pound, peeps still do it every day i am thinking, think about how many black mouth curs, hounds, leps, cats lacys are in Texas dog pounds, if somebody had it together they would get every dog pound online and link them up so hunters could surf the pound dogs for hog dogs, you have a way better chance of getting a good dog as from some of these $1000 a puppy mills where the owner does not own one hog dog or has ever shot one with a gunLOL   My folks got mad as hell when they found out we were using cowdogs for hogs, they were worth too much money to run on hogs in there minds and they did not want us hunting day and night as welllol

Not sure if Texas is in on it but www.Petfinder.com is what you are looking for.

[buddylee]

Don't worry about dogs being too rough. Some people hunt bay dogs and some people hunt rough. I understand you asking about different breedings. If you have dealt with game bred dogs for 30 years you understand that some breedings "click" and others don't. Certain breeds and crosses tend to produce a higher percentage of hog dogs but like with pits, some are "pit"bulls and the rest are just bulldogs. Pit crossed with most breeds will produce a rough dog. Don't let people tell you a dog is too rough. It all depends on what you want. Most of the fellas on here are hunting large ranches and need dogs that get out and go yonder and bay. I myself and concentrating on very rough or straight catch dogs as I hunt smaller properties. As with pits, every breeding is a gamble that can turn into an expensive gamble when it doesn't work out.

[Irondog87]

Id b concerned with the long coat as well. But u can being em down to east Texas and ill give it a good burr cut and sol e that problem for ya

[TexasLacy]

Thank's Texas Lacy, and Hoghunter 71409, you did push my buttons a little, and I appologize for coming off the way I did. I am getting tired of people saying, you can go to the pound and get all the free dogs you want, the last I heard it was $70.00 to adopt a dog from the pound, and they are fixed before you can adopt them!. And more than likely, theye are someone else's culls!. I am going to be in it for the duration!!! I have learned alot about breeding dogs from having game bred Pits for the last thirty years, and I have made a few mistakes in the process, and that is what I am trying to avoid!. I love all dogs, but Pits will always have a special place in my heart, whenever I look at another breed, I say to myself if it was crossed with a Pit it would be a better dog. I plan on breeding my Pits to Scottish Deerhounds, my minds made up on that!. I like Plotts better than any of the other hounds, or curs, I would love to breed 50/50 Plott/Pits for my other dogs, and cull! cull! cull!, I still might, its just that I keep reading on this forum that they would be to rough. Its kind of depressing, that is why I keep throwing out these other crosses and asking about them.

Let me know when you get those pit/deerhounds on the ground man, I sure would like one.  BTW, where you located?

[Boondock Saints Kennels]

Thank's buddylee, that makes alot of sense and I apreceate the input!.

[Boondock Saints Kennels]

I am in Georgia right now, but I am moving to New Mexico as soon as I can. that is where the Deerhound is located, just north of Albuquerque.

[TexasLacy]

It'd be a trip for sure, I'd still be interested in one though.