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Post by ishthefish on Jul 19, 2024 15:20:03 GMT
What are your thoughts on Airedale terriers being used to hunt wild hogs? Are they effective? How do they stand against other breeds/mixes?
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Post by Hardcastle on Jul 20, 2024 20:06:05 GMT
I think they are pretty effective. On boars, bears, raccoons, pumas, otters (apparently their main focus, originally) ... despite not having a similar breeding they are similar to curs like catahoulas, black mouth curs and rhodesian ridgebacks in their application (heelers are also similar, and so are some rough spitz breeds). Like versatile balanced hunting dogs which hunt by nose and sight and then are pretty rough and persuasive on the game, but not necessarily fully committed to holding on very dangerous and/or big game. They will back off and bark if it behooves them to do so, but as far as "rough curs" go, they are definitely on the rougher side and one of the roughest dogs in this category with one of the strongest killer instincts due to the strong terrier influence. By all accounts they have lots and lots of good qualities though, including some more intangible qualities. People that try them tend to like them. I like the thought of an airedale x sighthound, which I have also heard of/seen and they seemed great and had great testimonies (including the killing of coyotes and deer and etc by themselves after running them down).
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Post by Bolushi on Jul 21, 2024 19:39:20 GMT
Airedales are pretty good at hogs. They can lug them, and also kill them, BUT probably not any size if they're solo. 2 Airedales make a great team, one will grab the ear and then the other will likely sit the pig down. Vermin will be dispatched quickly, and they're fairly agile for their looks. They're basically as hard as you can get without being a gripping dog. An Airedale can move like a Malinois, track like a hound, fight like a bulldog and kill like a terrier, but they won't die trying.
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