YESTERDAY DURING MY BIRTHDAY ,DR CELIZ a big game hunter give me as a gift a louisiana catahoulas ,she will work with our pack of labs and dogos to hunt hogs many wild boars in our farm ,we have planty of game to train here .Does any AR member hunt with catahoulas .We will report hunts with her soon ,many AR mebers will come next year .

I'd never even heard of the breed but here they are and what a good looking dog they are.

I have known a few people that have used them with good success.

I knew one fellow who gathered cattle for ranchers that could not get their cattle out of the forests and canyons of the Sierra Nevada mountains.He used a pack of catahoulas that would not give up and would fight the meanest range bull into submission.

I knew another guy in Texas that had a pair of them that he caught a lot of wild boars with.

Juan, I hope your Catahoula becomes a valued member of your pack. Beautiful dog with a very interesting history!

We had a couple when I was growing up. We raised hogs and they would sure stop those SBs from bunching up in the chute.

a few Mt. lion hunters here in Wyoming
use them.They say they are smart,loyal
and fearless.
Good breed for chasing anything

Catahoulas have been used for years here in texas as catch dogs, working cattle and hogs.

It should work well for you.

Get yourself a good stout stick and say his name followed by trying to break the stick over his head for a month or so. Bout the only way to get the darn things to pay attention. I am only half kidding. They are TOUGH, but if you can get a handle on them, they can do amazing things. If you don't get them under control, you will swear they were developed by the devil himself! Mine is halfway to being handy.

I've hunted Catahoula's for years and have had one as a house dog for 11 years. These dogs are versatile, tough, smart, have great noses, and will hunt 'til YOU are tired.

Depending on confirmation they make great chase or catch dogs.

I grew up in Louisiana where the Catahoula is the state dog. They are truly remarkable creatures. One day I would love to have one.

Get the upper hand. Tough, loyal, fight chain saw, loving and you will see how easy you train before u know it. I love them.

Here is my Babette as a pup. She is a tireless hunter now. Will run the Curs in the ground. A perfect match to my Dogo "Blanca". Are as good as pets as they are as hunters.



A Bit later with Blanca as a pup.



As they are today.

I love Catahoulas. We have had many and used them daily in our Cattle operation in Avoyelles Parish. My favorites look like Larry's with light colors and glass eyes. They are very loyal and mean to strangers if they sense a threat. A great dog.

The only problem with catahoulas is getting them to give up the chase. Train your dog well to the horn from a pup, and maybe you won't lose it over and over again.

Also, train yourself like a marathon runner, to try to keep up.

They've got no "give up" in them, and a make outstanding hog, bear and cat dogs - but you can spend days looking for them if the quarry fails to tree or bay up.

they are great dogs Juan.

here's my female Gris-Gris with grandson Dylan and pig she bayed and we killed. Notice "death grip" he has on the dog....

here she is burning on across an opening.....

as a puppy, gotta love those ice blue eyes....

she should be leading that pack of labs.in no time