Quote Originally Posted by BulldogBalls View Post
I personally have never seen or heard of a competion where multiple dogs were used on one hog. That is not acceptable in any way.
Multiple dogs in one ring appear in the following links.
I'm hardly an afficionado of the sport, but it didn't take long to find the pics and references.

An article on Uncle Earl's, which seems to be referenced as the most formal and well-recognized competition:
http://www.bltcatahoulas.com/Uncle%2...%20Article.htm

Description from a breeder's website:
Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials **** March 21-25, 2007
Winnfield, Louisiana
Nations largest gathering of bay dog enthusiasts competing with superior bay dogs!!

Results from Uncle Earls:
http://www.bayedsolid.com/uncle_earls.htm
Categories clearly listed are "One dog" and "Two dog", for every year from '99 to '07.

Two pictures show 2 and 3 dogs with one hog.
http://www.bayedsolid.com/winnfield_1999_winners.htm

Perhaps you've never heard of Uncle Earl's? It's only been a big media story for like the last four years....


Here's another. Check out the trial photos.
http://www.baydog.com/photos.htm
Pages 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6 (out of 7 total) show multiple dogs on one hog.

The NALC, arguably the most reputable registry of the Catahoula breed, runs 2-dog bay trials multiple times a year.
http://www.jcrosscatahoulas.com/awards.html

I'm sorry, but either you're not as big into the sport as you claim, or your quoted statement above is not true.