New catch dog prospect

[Circle C]

This is Tyson.   14 month old bulldog.   What breed do you think he is? pit, ab, mix?

[capt jack]

that is a good looking pup. have u been hunting him.

[Circle C]

Not yet. 

    I keep wanting to see if he will catch, but the only pig I have at the house right now is Mandi's pet pig. For some reason, I think she might notice.

He has been socializing lately, riding in the truck, coming to the office with me, etc.

[kevin]

Does he hear good?  Looks like a cross. 

[Circle C]

Kevin,

    So far so good on the hearing.   We did have a problem with another bulldog that had what we think to be bilateral hearing issues.  She could hear us just fine, but she had trouble zeroing in on the bay.  I guess we can only wait and see on Tyson. Unless someone knows a good way to test for that.

   

[hogdoggintexas]

put BAY dogs on the pet pig and see if he will go to the pin

[pig snatcher]

Big perty dog.  I like a pitt/ab they make good dogs.

[BRUTE]

I am a sucker for bulldogs... I would have to house train him.

[longshot]

My guess is as good as yours   could have some boxer in him


If he works I would call him a catch dog and leave it at that
Longshot

[BRUTE]

I have a hog in the pen that we can let young dogs bay and see what he will do if you don't work him before you come.

[kevin]

If he works I would call him a catch dog and leave it at that
Longshot

  James we think alike.


  Circle C, a dog that hears but cant pinpoint would be a unilat.  I asked because obviously he's white and also how he is holding one ear up and one down. I hope he works for you.

[duece24]

looks pit/ab to me...dang good looking dog...has a good strong full body....

[GitDatHawg]

Dang he sure does look good, I'm sure he'll work out great for ya

[8_shots]

bulldogs make good house pets, as long as you let them out to run, tear up chew toys, etc. they gotta take their aggression out on something, besides remote controls, cell phones, shoes...etc had to learn the hard way with buddy my catch dog.

[Circle C]

Kevin,

    I did not give much thought to the pricked ear and its relationship to hearing. We have come across plenty of aussies with pricked ears over the years, whos hearing has not been effected, so I just assumed it would be the same case with the bulldog. Just an assumption though on my part.

   As to testing his hearing, in the past with our bulldog with "unilat"  she could hear the bay, but did not always go straight to the bay. Seems like she had a 50/50 shot at getting it right, and sometimes she would head the other way, and sometimes she got it right.  You could clap behind each ear and she would look your direction, but she might have felt the "pressure" from the clapping, vs actually hearing it.   

    I would like some feedback on how to test her for "unilateral" hearing.   I really don't think that just watching her go to a bay in a pen will do anything to test her hearing though.   Any thoughts?

[hogdoggin91]

Looks almost exactly like one of my AB's. with the exception of mine's nose it a little blacker

[tnichol]

From the photos I'd say thats pretty typical of a hybrid AB. Many "pure" ABs have alot of pit in them, some from way back, and some from pretty recent.

If I'm right he'll likely get thicker across the back and chest.  How does he breath?  I'm a huge AB fan - so nobody please jump me for this - but IN GENERAL, I've found that their IN-ability to breath well, recover quickly, run for long distances (stamina) in the heat of our summers with cut vests on is their greatest failing. 

Tim

[Circle C]

"I've found that their IN-ability to breath well, recover quickly, run for long distances (stamina) in the heat of our summers with cut vests on is their greatest failing."

Tim,

    I agree 100% with the above comment. If I could change anything about our current ab, it would be his breathing/stamina.

[toothless old hound]

Good lookin dog for a youngster. You gonna lead him or run him?

[aladatrot]

hello Toothless Old Hound! We aren't sure he is going to catch at all right now, but hopefully someday he can learn to hunt like the Hunter dog we got from Scott. Hunter hangs out close to the horses and doesn't hunt for himself, but when he hears a bay, he runs in to catch. When we aren't horseback, Tyson will be a lead in to help Meat Head (our lead in bulldog). Of course, it's premature to say that he will be ANY kind of catch dog since we don't know if he will or won't catch. He is certainly a sweetie. Not nearly as sweet as my Meaty, but then again Mother Theresa wasn't even that sweet.
M