Tree Climber, if your pup is a beloved pet, I wouldn't get him around too many hogs. Guys with gritty mountain curs and other big dogs bred to excel at such things lose dogs all the time to hogs, so they don't seem to get real attached to their dogs. Though I'm not one to tell someone how to do things....just thought about how bad it could feel to lose 'em to a pig. He looks like he could tree a squirrel or two. He reminds me of Benji.