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The Mountain Cur is a type of working dog that is bred specifically for treeing and trailing small game, like squirrel and raccoons.They are also used for hunting and baying big game like bear and wild boar as well as being an all-purpose farm dog.
In 1984 Mark Slade, with friend Dennis Willis, unveiled these dogs as a breed, in 1986 the DenMark Treeing Feist Association was formed. [1] [2] The Denmark Feist is used to hunt feral pig, bobcat and squirrel, they are said to be silent hunters that can hunt game on the ground or run the game into trees for the hunter to shoot. [1] [2]
The Treeing Cur is a breed of dog that originated in the mid-west of the United States. It was first recognized by United Kennel Club on November 1, 1998, due to the efforts of Alex and Ray Kovac. It was first recognized by United Kennel Club on November 1, 1998, due to the efforts of Alex and Ray Kovac.
[1] [2] A high-energy breed, the Stephens Stock possesses strong hunting instincts and adapts poorly to being kept as a pet. [ 2 ] The Stephens Stock was developed by the Stephens family from southeast Kentucky who for over a century maintained a distinct line of Mountain Cur , eventually in 1970 it was determined that this line of dogs was so ...
The Treeing Tennessee Brindle's development began in the early 1960s with the efforts of Reverend Earl Phillips. Because of a column he was then writing in a hunting dog magazine, Phillips became aware of the existence of brindle curs—hunting and treeing dogs with brown coats, "tiger-striped" with black.
[1] [2] These dogs became known as the Treeing Feist; feist is a derivation of fist and is a term used in Southern America for a small fierce dog. The word treeing refers to their hunting style of running game up into trees and indicating to the hunter which tree the game has climbed. [1]
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The Cur and Feist breeds are smaller dogs, most often used to hunt squirrel and other small game. Over the two decades of the program's existence, UKC has developed World Championships for both Cur Squirrel Dog and Feist Squirrel Dog, [26] and holds licensed bench shows. [27]