Every Dog Has Its Day
Here is a picture of UKC HTX Sq.Ch., HTX Nt.Ch Stuart's Hardwood Jill. Jill is two years old and is out of Stuart's Hardwood fang & UKC Nt.Ch. Stuart's Hardwood Judy. I have hunted this line of curs for almost thirty years. I am looking forward to finishing Jill out in the squirrel and coon hunts. Thanks John Stuart
* - Don't forget to email your favorite cur/feist pic and a short description to Todd Kellam to see your dog featured in "Every Dog Has Its Day". |
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2012 Squirrel Dog World
March 8, 9 & 10, 2012
Edinburgh, Indiana
Hosted by Johnson County Houndsmen
Read more here. 
2011 UKC Squirrel Dog World Championship
2011 UKC Squirrel Dog World Championship
Edinsburg, Indiana
March 10-12, 2011
UKC Squirrel Dog World Champion – Garner's Jukebox Babe, MC, owned and handled by Chuck Gaietto (left) of Tiffin, Ohio. Also pictured is Mark Gaietto. Read more here. |
Curs were developed by early settlers in the southern and western United States as all-purpose dogs. Curs are excellent tree dogs, used to hunt squirrel, coon, mountain lion, and bear. They are used in Louisiana and Texas to hunt wild hogs. They also serve as outstanding stock dogs.
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The Feist breeds are descended from the terriers brought over by English miners and other working class immigrants. These terriers probably included crosses between the Smooth Fox Terrier, the Manchester Terrier and the now extinct white English Terrier. Some of these dogs were crossed with Whippets or Italian Greyhounds (for speed) and Beagles (for hunting ability). Eventually, these tough little terriers evolved into today's squirrel hunting Feists.
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 About the UKC Cur-Feist Program
Performance Events tailored for the Cur and Feist breeds are based upon treeing game. The Cur / Feist Program actually offers three different performance events for evaluating these hard working tree dogs. The most popular of the events offered is the licensed Squirrel Hunt. At a typical licensed squirrel hunt, three dogs are randomly drawn into a group (called a cast) to hunt against each other....
Read more here. 
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