Hounds of war: Let`s see `em!

[steve_k]

Some of the fiersest carneasada hunters I have ever seen!

Here is my 400 lbs of lap dog. While the Mastiff was originally bred to hunt bear, this modern version hunts for soft places to sleep and snacks from their human counterparts.



Droid did it!

[barnetmill]

Here is my white english bulldog Ginger blowing off steam and playing. Her cousin that we call a dog of the Old White English type ignores her. OWE take after the shepherds mastiffs and are relatively calm. Those that throw as a bulldog type have more drive and are often built differently. Ginger's back legs are twisted outward and not straight as her OWE cousin's legs are. This is called by some a pit rear end. Her upper jaw is a little shorter than her bottom jaw. Cranium is relatively large and shaped like a rectangular block. It is full of muscle.

[twinboysdad]

No video, Barnett?

[ericb]

Well, lost both my Rotties to old age and decided to go a different direction now

[barnetmill]

No video, Barnett?

The video is it not working. It does play for me. When i sent it to some friends it did not work. It is my first attempt at a youtube video post and maybe I did something wrong. Here I will try it once more as a link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggd1QRkoB3Y

[RayMich]

Video worked for me.

[barnetmill]

Video worked for me.

Thank you for the information that the video is now working.
I will add even though my Ginger is playing the moves are those that are used in hunting dangerous game like swine or working with unruly livestock. It is meant for close quarters to get in grabbing say a pig's ear to immobilize it.

Below a hunting scene of what are likely cur dogs going for a pig's ear.

Using dogs to hunt hogs in the wild in order to provide food for the family is said to have started in America as early as the 1800s even though the practice can be traced as far back as the ancient Romans. Hunters often used two types of canines back then – bay dogs and catch dogs.
The bay dogs are released first to chase a boar down. Once the wild pig is cornered or attempts to fight back its pursuers, the catch dogs are then released to incapacitate the hog until the hunter arrives on the scene. The catch dogs will pounce on the pig and will usually seize it behind the ear in order to control and hold it down. The human hunter finishes the job by dispatching the boar using his spear or knife.

A bulldog or pitbull is the most common catch dog. But a lot cur dogs will also catch. Many cross cur dogs and bulldogs to get a dog that can track, bay, and then catch. Most bulldogs do not have the wind to chase a hog down and are kept leased until the hog is bayed.

[Texican_gal]

Thank you for the information that the video is now working.
I will add even though my Ginger is playing the moves are those that are used in hunting dangerous game like swine or working with unruly livestock. It is meant for close quarters to get in grabbing say a pig's ear to immobilize it.

Below a hunting scene of what are likely cur dogs going for a pig's ear.


A bulldog or pitbull is the most common catch dog. But a lot cur dogs will also catch. Many cross cur dogs and bulldogs to get a dog that can track, bay, and then catch. Most bulldogs do not have the wind to chase a hog down and are kept leased until the hog is bayed.

I think those dogs are Blue Lacys; what think you?

(Course there are red/sandy Lacy dogs as well.)

late edit: studied pic more and would bet actual money they are Lacys, thank yew verra much.

[barnetmill]

I think those dogs are Blue Lacys; what think you?

(Course there are red/sandy Lacy dogs as well.)

late edit: studied pic more and would bet actual money they are Lacys, thank yew verra much.

I think there are both Lacys and Rhodesian Ridgebacks in that photo, but that is a guess. This is the site that the picture is from: http://dogsaholic.com/lifestyle/hog-...with-dogs.html
On my part that is a guess. I do not have the eye for dogs that some that i know do. There are people have hundreds of photos and that is a life time vocation for them.

Rhodesian ridgeback

Lacy cur dogs. Note how the head differs from the Rhodesian Ridge Back

[jaowens]

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Meet Thor, Golden Retriever Black Lab mix