The Galleon, Volume 80, 2005 Page: 70
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2005
stench is appalling. If you were to take the smell of
a wet dog and multiply it times ten, you still would-
n't be close. The aroma is heightened even further
on a wet day, which is better for the dogs, but can
wreak havoc on your nose. They know the smell
expertly; they are trained to recognize it, pursue it,
and bay it up.
The dogs have caught wind of one, and let
out a warning bay. They take off as a unit, racing
ahead to be the first to claim their prize. As soon as
they are on track, we take off running full speed.
You are in such a hurry that there is no time to care
about the cactus all over the trail in front of you.
You either run through it, or get run over by the
man behind you. The cactus seems to jump up and
throw itself through your jeans and into your leg,
but there's no time to
wince. The branches from the mesquite trees are
flung back from the person in front of you, and if
you aren't paying full attention, you'll get one
across your face. Thorns from bushes grab at the
threads in your jeans and seem to try to hold you
back.
Our goal is to be as close as possible when
the bay dogs reach the pig. This way we can release
the catch dog before any bay dogs are injured. The
bay dogs chase the pig through the waist-deep
creek, cactus, and mud, with only one goal in mind.
Stop the hog. The bay dogs circle the hog and bark
to keep it in one place, sometimes nipping at it to
show that they are dominant. We arrive, and the
catch dog is released. It takes off full speed,
cheered on by the yaps of the bay dogs and our
yells of encouragement. It dives in without any
thought of the size of the animal or its teeth. After70
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