jonboy900 I will add that although the fur sharpness adds to the adventure there is always a risk. I have a friend who's big male DD was killed by a big nasty raccoon. The DDs may be tuff but bad things can and do happen. I happen to live in big predator country, grizzlies, black bears, wolves and mountain lions and I always worry about bad things when we are out.
agree. They are bred to go after smaller game like rabbits, not coons, cats, badgers coyotes. They' ll track larger game well. Ask the guys that hunt birds out west and their DD's keep going after porcupines, badgers, skunks very aggressively. You should see the damage and vet bills a DD experiences after it keeps attacking a porcupine or badger and can't get called off by its owner. I ran into a guy hunting out in Montana a few years ago whose DD was just killed by a badger. His prey drive was so strong the owner could not get him off.
great breed but vet for their prey drive
something to think about
