I've hunted quite a variety of dogs from walkers, to redbones, to redticks. It all depends on if you want a dog that will run 2 miles for a coon or a dog that will try the egde of the field for a hot trail and come back if they are all old trails. I don't have a preferance. The walkers seemed to tree real quick when they picked up on a trail. the redticks seemed to be the most consistent. but i honestly think it makes no difference which breed you have. A lot of it relies on the training and where you are hunting.