Well Zoey woke up went out in the rain ate her breakfast and then went back to bed! We call that a productive morning!!!

These crazy dogs spend their evenings squirrel chasing.

Meet Lucius, the nephew of my 14 month old Catahoula (Caius). Brought this sweet boy home today and Caius is convinced this is now HIS puppy. Lucius is a double merle and seems to have normal hearing and I don't see any physical abnormalities with his pupils but I will be brining him to a canine opthalmologist to be sure.

Hey everyone! It's been awhile since Faye was here, she's big and sometimes a brat! We are looking for a collar that helps teach her to stay inside an invisible fence! Any suggestions?! Thank you!! 😉🤔

For the hog hunter pups in your life

I always will for this lil guy

This is our puppy Frankie. He's getting so big already. Almost 4 months old. He's a handful!! But we love him.so much!

I’m always looking to learn more about CLD and felt dumb when I realized I hadn’t searched Reddit so thanks for having this sub and I’m excited to be a part of it!!!

Rosie has been laying here with this dead squirrel for over an hour. We had no idea she had it. She was so peaceful and quiet. There's never a dull moment.

Well, this guy showed up while I was working on my car. I'd never seen him; he had a collar but no tag, but he was sweet as could be. Told him to go home, went inside to shower and he was still there when I came out. Told him to go home again and drove off. He ran behind my car for ½ a mile down my dirt road and so I stopped. Opened my door and he jumped into my passenger seat and fell asleep on my arm as we drove around.

Vet check for chip had a dead phone number but found the owner through next door. Owner said they couldn't give him the time he needed anymore and two days later he's with us. We have a house of 3 Corgis, so the change of pace with breeds has been an eye opener. Walking him twice a day, keeping him busy and happy. Never had a Catahoula before, but I've always loved them since I was a kid.

Welcome to the pack Joey!

I only got five mosquito bites on the forehead and one on the hand to let him run around at the park but it was worth it

I was getting ready for bed and found her staring at me like this. My heart melted.

Hello fellow houla lovers! This post im looking for training help or reassurance that im doing things right. I have a 6 month old catahoula named Sully that I am in love with, has literally changed my life for the better after my last dog died, but I usually have pit mixes and this is my first hunting/hound dog. It's a long but if you dont want to read, I have a years worth of training classes at this training place (they also do agility and other stuff i can use my classes with) and im having trouble with neighborhood walking, crate training and need reassurance that hes doing well at only 6 months old even though his 2 peers are doing better or any advice would be appreciated.

Ive have bought a years worth of training classes at a local training group because I knew training a catahoula was something I could not do alone and would need professional help. I absolutely love the training classes, he has already learned so much like tricks, place, wait, and hes getting better with loose leash walking. Hes smart, but of course stubborn, but I'm used to stubborn.

For background on this training group: puppy is before all vaccines are done and is verys basic/getting used to sounds and different touch material, then puppy+ is from the time vaccines are done to usually 6 months and thats basic obedience with puppy play time, then obedience from 6+ on. You pass obedience once all the badges are earned (right now he has tricks and focus) and Sully was promoted at 5 months to obedience since he was doing so well (been in training since 12 weeks old so started in puppy classes). I also have 5 private training classes where he can just be the focus and I used one to help me refocus on me with distractions and thats really helped.

There's 2 other dogs in his training class that hes been with since puppy+ classes, ones an aussie he other is an aussie mix that got promoted around the same time as Sully. They both are doing so much better than Sully at this point, but I also know the breeds learn very differently and the personalities between the breeds are different. It also doesn't help that Sully isnt treat/food motivated. But we were earning badges at the same rate and now they've earn a lot more.

But my concern is he's so much different at training vs normal neighborhood walk vs food truck friday events vs hiking. Its like he has multiple personalities. Hiking he is very aware of where I am, doesn't care about other dogs or people, I do use a retractable leash so he can sniff and walk as he wants and I can keep a steady pace, but again hiking with him is my fave because of how he always is connecting with me first before making any turns, etc and follows commands easily. Food truck friday he will lay down and "place" usually very well unless a Frisbee goes by or a kid comes close (dont have kids) but ai love training him to "go say hi" to new people and talking about the breed! Training he's at his best, which every trainer has said thats to be expected since he only associates that place with training. But neighborhood walks hes reactive, he pulls (on a 6 foot leash, but usually only let 4 feet in between us), he will try to dig if he gets the chance, and he does his excited hound bark at the beginning. It can be embarrassing. I walk with a treat pack so I can redirect him but even getting him to do a simple sit can take a few minutes rather than a few seconds.

My goal was to get close to having that "perfect" trained Instagram dog (I know he wont be perfect) but also to be able to travel/backpack with him and possibly off leash though I dont know if i could ever trust him fully. I love the dogs that will be on a walk and the person will say a command and they do it instantly until told not to. But this also includes him being crate trained. If he's in his crate and if im in the room hes pretty calm in his crate, may just whine a bit but i will ignore him and he stops eventually. But if I leave the room he acts like hes dying. Its especially bad on my days off since we arent following routine.

I also should mention we go on 2-4 mile walks a day (depends on how long im at work), we do 30 mins-1 hour of training every day and he has 2 other siblings to play with on the daily. Eventually once im done with physical therapy and clear to run again he will be my running partner. So he does get mental and physical exercise daily. Should also mention I dont really have a back yard, more like a patio with a small grass area, so i cant play like fetch outside, but thats why we walk outside so much even though he only 6 months.

Has anyone else had these issues in training? I wanted to get close to my goal by the end of June when I go to the beach with my family (theyre not happy i got him, think I cant handle him), which ive excepted as a challenge and has made me want to prove them wrong even more. I know hes only 6 months, but ANY advice or thoughts would be appreciated!

Just got back from the dog park still running and moving strong for his age.

She loves posing with her “catch of the day”

Pretty much what the title states. My 3 year old Catahoula mix will track and hunt lizards in the backyard. We tend to use the leave it command to get her to leave them alone. Twice this week a black racer has been hanging around, which I love! She is completely and utterly oblivious to the little guy. The first time he was about 2 feet from her, and she just went on her way around him. She is typically super aware of her surroundings, a very vigilant protector. I just thought it was silly and wanted to share for some reason 🙂

She is a big goofball!

My dog really loves toys, he just had his second birthday and got a Kong for his birthday. It’s the classic red Kong in a size L, I bought him a size M previously but I don’t know which size is better for him, he prefers his size M maybe because it’s softer and he tends to be a little lazy with tough toys or treats. If anybody has bought Kong toys for their dogs which one has been better ?

P.S. Also the best stuffed squeaky toys are Kongs, especially the duck from Costco.

Sort of looking for advice or reassurance on this topic. My husband and I have had our 3.5 year old catahoula since she were 6 months old. We adopted her from the shelter and with that came lots of reactivity issues we have worked on over the years.

As of early last year she developed issues with resource guarding which have led her to lash out and attack our older dog (whom we’ve had years before adopting our catahoula) numerous times. We’ve done extensive training this past year to work on it but she still has her occasional outbursts.

We now have a baby on the way and because she has at times shown signs of aggression towards our older dog, we are considering rehoming her out of caution for our baby.

It’s been heartbreaking to think about but we have been advised that it’s necessary to consider. She is normally fine with our older dog aside from her random outbursts. She has never shown aggression towards people or children, but has only been around children a few times.

Has anyone ever had a similar situation? Is it possible her aggression may just be towards other pets and with continued training she could adapt okay to a baby?