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I read on here from time to time about people taking dogs hunting with them along with the hounds. I was just wondering if anyone had a "companion", like a border collie or some other breed of dog, turn out to be a hunting dog. Just wondering if there was a fluke thing like this out there?

There is a legend in my country half german shepard half walker his name was ring The Robertson boys traded him amongst each other 3 or 4 times until he started to do his thing then money could not buy him I say dont worry about pedigrees they are helpful but they are not bottom line. Hunt your dog it will either make it or not.

Got a buddy whos on here (B-N Trees) and he's got an Aussie that is a coon locating SOB...

When I lived in Kaycee, I had Border Collies as well as hounds and I had one named Mick that would go coon hunting with the hounds lol he would even get in and fight them on the ground. When I was in Salinas California I raised Queensland Heelers and I one that would go hog hunting. One thing I have learned about stock dogs they are very multi-purpose.

I guess I better make a commit here. My dog Dodger is an Australian Shepard and just a really good buddy. Doesn't matter what I'm doing he'll be there helping out. One time I was catching pigeons out of an attack, Dodger climbed the ladder and started catching the birds. He would hold them down with his front legs and muzzle and wait for me to come get it, then go get another one. He comes cat hunting pretty regular because I hate to leave him behind and if he wants to come bad enough he'll find a way anyhow by stealing away somewhere. I have often pulled out of the drive to find him hiding in the back seat or looked in the mirror and seen him hanging his head out the back of the truck. I have even found him in the horse trailer a few times upon arriving at our destination. I don't know how he does it but he figures out what I'm going after and does his best to help out. He'll tree his own coon, runs bobcat (which he loves) and lion. He doesn't get as far away or take as cold of a track as the hounds but he can work a good track every bit as well. When it comes to locating he will think it through and actually "look" for the game. If something where ever to happen to me in the woods and I didn't come out that dog would be right there with me. Oh boy! the stories that come to mind with that dog I could be here awhile on this tread. Thanks for prompting me to write Brady, I am going out tomorrow with the ol boy Dodger, Chaco (horse) and the hounds to see if we can harass some cats.

I caught my first bobcat on my own with half bird dog walker named Pinky. He was silent as death but fast and he was a locating son of a gun..

I mentioned in one of the breed articles about t aguy coming to my place over 20 years ago to buy some bear dogs. I kept a big string of dogs back then and was training lot of dogs. I had a really super Lab bitch back then that I was Field rialing and she was winning some of the State trials. Well I had a nice young walker dog I got from Van Johnson and he was a voodoo artist and he could open gates and you name it. Well old Scout opened Mariah's gate when she was in heat and they had a little romance and I ended up with a litter of half walker half lab pups. Well I kept two of them around there for a bit just out of curiosty what they would be like. They were black with white chests and white boots on ther fron legs and feet. I called one Boots and the female Meg. Well this Outfitter from Arizona comes to the place and I had a really nice young Registered Plott male he liked and he bought him I called him Fireball and he was looking at these crossed up pups and he asked about them. I tolod him the deal and he said well do you think they might trail and work a cow? I said I didn't know what they would do but they could run like a greyhound. Well he wanted the female so I just sent her with him and that was that. He called me the other day after all these years and told me those two dogs the Plott and the crossed up dog made the two greatest bare ground lion dogs he had ever owned or seen. Said that crossed pup wouldn't look twice at a cow but fell in wit the hounds and before long was just a super lion dog and could really work a bad track. He said the Plott was the best ever and super on bear as well. Well you just never know I guess usually when you think of bare ground lion dogs in the Arizona desert you don't really think of plotts and you sure don't think of half bird dog walkers but these two were the real deal. I got a hunch that old boy is also one heck of a dog man and hunter himself.

Jay Bruce would go to the pound and get a bunch of dogs, if they ran lion he kept them, if not, he didn't. One of his best dogs was a Huskie.

My English Bulldog Trys to tree things, Shes my ride along deer hunting buddy when i dont take any kids, She dont care if i smoke in the truck or cuss, drink a beer shes good to go. This was here when she was 6mos old. When i get my Willys going i will let her ride the hood just for fun cause she knows what a bear smells like for sure running around when i do drags

I've got a greyhound cross lurcher that we got from the local humane society because my wife wanted her as a house dog. She was a 2-3 year old house dog when we got her. I took her yote hunting the second week we had her. She's a hunting fool now. She doesn't have the nose to trail a yote but runs the hell out of them on sight. She's got a good enough nose to locate coon in building though. She's coming on pretty good at barn hunting with the terriers. She's tough as nails and not afraid to get gritty so she super handy to have around.