for me I have had better luck with cur dogs be ,black mouth , mtn cur or catahoulas even lacy dogs will make good ones surely a silent track dog so you don't have to run hog across the state .Its good idea not to spend lot of money on dog may not get to have it long!!!!would get couple catch dogs to stop hogs pits usualy cheapest route to go dogos are good but costly you should hook up with couple local hunters and pitch in you will need to learn how to stich or staple up your dogs sooner or later they can hook you up with pups usualy .sometimes we would hunt for 30 mins and patch up dogs for hours find ,some were with cut collars for your dogs ' ugly dog ranch makes good ones'and I perfer wet felt vest on catch dogs, but I don't hunt in swamp in my area is just rocks and brush good luck oh If you go to buy a dog thats a hunting dog already buy when you see it in the woods hunting alot of dog jockeys out there!!![8D]