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[BulldogBalls]

LOL Wolves N Dogs that is the darn truth everywhere you look

[Wolves-N-Dogs]

LOL Wolves N Dogs that is the darn truth everywhere you look

God knows thats the truth..

[JASBALLS]

I can't help myself here but we have a ton of two legged ones running around here

LMAO!! Nice post..

[Wolves-N-Dogs]

LMAO!! Nice post..

Y, Tank You!

[ADEE]

well done for respectivly supporting and standing behind what you do. I read the first page and just wanted to comment, if they are considered a pest or nuisance i have no problem with it. IMO its the same as deer hunting or hog hunting... only this is serving more of a purpose.

[ADEE]

Ok that didnt come out right.. hog-dogging is at least controlling the population of these distructive hogs. As for deer hunting, I couldnt do it however, I know that animals population needs to be controlled and as long as your not killing the deer just to have a head on your wall (more for eating the meat of a deer instead of just "sport" of getting an 8 point buck) then it can be more easily validated but certainly not on the same level as hogdogging, just wanted to clear that up a little bit

[slartibartfast]

Ashley, to clarify:
Hog-dogging is a sport in which a hog is released into a pen, and then dogs are set on it. It does not control the population, except in so far as wild hogs are captured for use in the sport.

[BulldogBalls]

slartibartfast I will go round up some links and provide you guys with reading material.

I will not say that nobody is cruel or that nobody abuses or is cruel to the animals, I am in fact very sure it is not so. I know that people don't always have a conscience and that they do in fact use improper or abusive methods in the training of their dogs. I have heard of actual fights being staged and called hog catching events when in reality it WAS a fight between a hog and a dog... which is the same as calling a dog fight a dog show.

I most certaintly oppose that sort of activity. I do not condone the repeated usage of the same hogs or the unregulated and unsupervised fights that do occur but those are not what hog catching is or should be about. Hog catching in the form of a competition should be for the training and regulation of the dogs (and humans) under guidelines and rules.

I want to say that I am not mad or even frustrated at any of you that have posted here, even if you are argueing. I completely and fully and totally understand the concern for the hogs and other animals involved. I am aware that people abuse the term hog catching and really are illegally fighting dogs and other animals. For those reasons you are justified in your opinions.

I am argueing for the proper use, training, and the actual sport of hog catching when done properly and the use of dogs for hunting feral hogs. (which taste great I might add) I don't however speak for the entire populace involved in the training or use of hog catching. It is known that some don't use humane methods.

Let me make some phone calls and send some emails and see what I can get for you regarding the proper regulations and usage of hog dogs. I like pigs and hogs. I do not condone cruelty or abuse to any animal no matter the species or type.

[Beardedragon]

To tell you the truth i had no idea what that was... I thought it showed two dogs kissing Never mind i guess...

[GirDance]

I'll be waiting on those links etc. I'd actually really like a bit more information, as I feel education is key everywhere. So far everything I've found is mostly about baying and in response to media coverage.

The idea of using the sport as training for the actual hunting, and to solve the many problems with rampant feral pigs, just seems to make sense to me and the most practical way to train for practical uses. Wasn't this historically where the sport orginated? (Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't this orginate because farmers would allow their hogs to go 'feral' so they could fatten themselves up, and then use the dogs to round them up at the end of the season?).