I don't think there is a particular all around dog,there are so many breeds that have been fine tuned for hundreds of years if not longer to do different jobs. I do know you can teach a bird dog to find and bay hogs or almost anything. My favorite is a Plott hound,just because they seem smarter and easier to control than other hound breeds. Can't beat a good cur dog either,they hunt most all species and are smarter than hounds. Just my .02 cents
Why don't we ask what's the best hog dog, deer dog, and bird dog.
dan and little ann were the best dogs on earth
dan and little ann were the best dogs on earth
Ol' Dan and lilttle Ann.
This is a good topic to start a lively discussion. Here's a picture of the ultimate over all hunting dog. She belongs to my wife and she will blood trail and find a deer. When she hits a fresh track and starts to trail, all you do is call her name and she will drop the track. Same thing happens if we jump a deer and she decides to run it by sight. Call her name and she comes right back. But you do have to tie her up when you are fishing, she apparently can't hear when she is in the water! She is 1/2 Chocolate Lab and 1/2 red Australian, 2 1/2 years old, great yard dog, keeps the squirrels in the trees, the cats on their toes and is my wife's constant companion when she is outside. Treefarmer
