OT: Black Mouth Cur Dog

[JesterB]

Anybody have any experience with them or know of a good breeder? Thanks in advance.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

This probably won't be helpful, but I have half black mouth, half pit bull. Very smart and sweet. I have an English bulldog and a lab and he gets along great with them, so great that he obsessively licks the English in the face when he goes outside.

 

[Treemydawg]

What are your plans with the dog ? Hunting or just a family pet?

 

[mstateglfr]

Anybody have any experience with them or know of a good breeder? Thanks in advance.

I adopted a BMC back in fall of '03 from the Oktibbeha Humane Society. The guy was sick as hell for the first 2 weeks and seriously underweight, but he turned out to be an incredible dog. Always up for adventure and road trips.
I ended up taking him to a breeder down near the LA border that apparently started the breed some 40 years prior and they said he was almost all BMC, but had a little 'somepin else in em'.
BMCs come in a variety of color and coat, its really interesting to see such a varied looking breed.

He was incredibly loyal and was a great family dog. He barked first and asked questions second, which got him into trouble at times, but it was all because that was the role in the family he felt he could fulfill. Fantastic with kids.
Once we learned that he was born to tree animals, his 'hunting' nature made more sense. He would bark while sprinting after animals, trying to tree them and if he was off leash in a forest, he would run until that animal was either stuck, or until he had lost the scent.

We talked about making the 900mi trip down to a breeder for another, when he died, but ended up adopting a dog locally. I am pretty sure we will get another BMC when our current older dog passes.



Ours was never trained for hunting and was an indoor housedog. Just for the record.

 

[T-Dog.sixpack]

This probably won't be helpful, but I have half black mouth, half pit bull. Very smart and sweet. I have an English bulldog and a lab and he gets along great with them, so great that he obsessively licks the English in the face when he goes outside.

Hey Ruckus, any way you could PM me a pic of your dog? I've got one that I think might be BMC/pit bull (or some other bully breed). Still trying to figure it out.

 

[JesterB]

What are your plans with the dog ? Hunting or just a family pet?

In order of importance:
Family pet
Family protection
Hunting
Herding(I may get some goats soon)

Thanks for the other replies.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Having issues with sending it. Hopefully I can get it working

 

[Wooly17er]

Can she cook? Does she have any sisters?

#SNLturns40

 

[Treemydawg]

Go check out Prohound.com in the message board forum. There is a listing for cur/ fiest for sale you can find anything from a well trained hog or squirrel dog to bmc puppies for sale at reasonable prices.

 

[SuspectZero]

I would like to hear of people's experience with them as well. We found one (puppy) on side of the road a few weeks ago. He was in the same spot for 2 days. We figured someone dropped him off and him being so young, the only thing he knew to do was sit there and wait for his owner to come back. We stopped and dropped him some food off and tried to catch him to see if he had any tags. He kept running to the bushes be eventually came to us. We brought him to my in-laws house and we tried for days to find someone who would take him in and give him a good home. I already have 2 English Bulldogs so I just don't have enough room for him. My MIL decided to take him to the vet to get checked out. Vet confirmed it was a black mouth cur and was only about 12 weeks old. He was sick and needed some antibiotics but other than that, he was good to go. My in-laws decided they were going to keep him. They have a lot of property and he is going to have a great life. My 4 year old, and my dogs get to play with him everyday. It's a damn shame that someone would just abandon a fine dog like that. I'm glad we're going to be able to keep him in the family.

 

[mstateglfr]

who knew moon roads had ditches for dogs to be dropped into.



...very cool of you guys to take the dog in instead of just driving past and ignoring it.

 

[codeDawg]

Whoever named that breed was not in marketing.

 

[1msucub]

My experience? When they bite, they bite hard. And effectively. No "warning snap".

Other than that, the few curs that we see are generally very well-behaved dogs and fiercely athletic.

 

[JesterB]

I adopted a BMC back in fall of '03 from the Oktibbeha Humane Society. The guy was sick as hell for the first 2 weeks and seriously underweight, but he turned out to be an incredible dog. Always up for adventure and road trips.
I ended up taking him to a breeder down near the LA border that apparently started the breed some 40 years prior and they said he was almost all BMC, but had a little 'somepin else in em'.
BMCs come in a variety of color and coat, its really interesting to see such a varied looking breed.

He was incredibly loyal and was a great family dog. He barked first and asked questions second, which got him into trouble at times, but it was all because that was the role in the family he felt he could fulfill. Fantastic with kids.
Once we learned that he was born to tree animals, his 'hunting' nature made more sense. He would bark while sprinting after animals, trying to tree them and if he was off leash in a forest, he would run until that animal was either stuck, or until he had lost the scent.

We talked about making the 900mi trip down to a breeder for another, when he died, but ended up adopting a dog locally. I am pretty sure we will get another BMC when our current older dog passes.



Ours was never trained for hunting and was an indoor housedog. Just for the record.

Just brought home a male pup from Ladner Kennels in Lumberton. I'm very pleased! This little guy has big shoes to fill but I have a feeling he's gonna exceed expectations. Thanks for the help.

 

[mstateglfr]

Yeah, Ladner! Very cool to hear you got one. Our dog/owner relationship became significantly better once we learned how he(his breed) is wired and we stopped trying to make him do what we expected and we instead adjusted our expectations to meet his personality and wiring.
Basically, don't try to fit a square peg in a round hole.
Pretty common sense, looking back on it.

Hope the guy is great for you and your family.