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<blockquote data-quote="TedH71" data-source="post: 876423" data-attributes="member: 3233"><p>I can understand why you would think that. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> truth is if you know the history of the catahoula and the blackmouth cur (remarkably similar background except they were developed in different parts of the country)....is that they evolved to herd wild (feral) cattle without biting them too excessively (botfly was a serious problem back then) and to hunt feral hogs as well. Basically once cattle have been herded by catahoulas..they become what is called dog broke. They calm down faster in presence of those dogs and I've heard that dog broke cattle actually start bunching up automatically at the sight of the dogs coming. Cur dogs work as a living fence..the rancher or the rider rides from behind. The overpowering instinct of the dogs are to STOP action and to keep the livestock bunched together. The feral cattle like to fight and the dogs know this and will go to any lengths to stop them from doing so. Pictures make it look rather dramatic and sometimes it is! The dog broke cattle are less likely to fight the dogs so really it is not like that all the time. I have yet to find a good video on Youtube on catahoulas or blackmouth curs working cattle. I will go and check to see if I can find one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TedH71, post: 876423, member: 3233"] I can understand why you would think that. :D truth is if you know the history of the catahoula and the blackmouth cur (remarkably similar background except they were developed in different parts of the country)....is that they evolved to herd wild (feral) cattle without biting them too excessively (botfly was a serious problem back then) and to hunt feral hogs as well. Basically once cattle have been herded by catahoulas..they become what is called dog broke. They calm down faster in presence of those dogs and I've heard that dog broke cattle actually start bunching up automatically at the sight of the dogs coming. Cur dogs work as a living fence..the rancher or the rider rides from behind. The overpowering instinct of the dogs are to STOP action and to keep the livestock bunched together. The feral cattle like to fight and the dogs know this and will go to any lengths to stop them from doing so. Pictures make it look rather dramatic and sometimes it is! The dog broke cattle are less likely to fight the dogs so really it is not like that all the time. I have yet to find a good video on Youtube on catahoulas or blackmouth curs working cattle. I will go and check to see if I can find one. [/QUOTE]
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