What is a good dog?

[Reuben]

T-dog...I like what you have been posting...you write what I like talking about... 

[justincorbell]

There are many styles and lots of criteria, but at the end of the day... A good dog is the one that YOU enjoy hunting behind!

Steve

I'll be the first to admit that I get caught up in all of the talks about good/great dogs and what a dog is supposed to do to be great and how to breed em right and on and on and on..........I'm about burned out on all the inner workings/ political correctness of hog dog terminology and hunting and want to get back to just enjoyin the time in the woods with good people and dogs......I used to have WAY more fun than I have here recently and I believe its due to always worrying about the little things and raising my expectations too much too often........I plan on slowing down ALOT and just enjoyin the ride from here on out!



 Monteria I believe you summed it up best....... A good dog is a dog that YOU personally like to have hunting with and behind and that leaves an impression on you once its gone. Good post Sir.

[justincorbell]

5000 acres is definitely a figure of speech. I had a friend that I hunted with quite a bit. His dog was a hot nosed cur dog that would stay with a runner for 20-30 minutes and come back. That's  what my friend opinion wanted. Don't bother a cold track and come on back so we can go to another spot. We both thought we owned a hog dog. I wouldn't have fed his and he wouldn't have fed mine. Another friend has a couple of seasoned dogs. I think one is better than the other, but he likes what I think is the lesser of the two because he is 77 years old and can keep up with him better. These differences are why I started this read. It wasn't to brag or  belittle anyone's dogs. Just wanted folks to realize that what is desirable to person might not be what the next one likes. Besides just not knowing, it's another reason people don't se the same thing when they are describing their dogs.

We are on the same page sir.

[Boar Collector]

There are tons of variations of good dogs. Saying one "good" dog is better than another would be like saying one "NFL" athlete is better than a certain "MLB" athlete. One may be better at certain things, it just depends on who's using him/ her.