Texas Blue Lacy

[bristolblue's]

I was wondering if any body had hunted bear and lions with this breed of dog, or perhaps coon or bobcat, was interested in knowing what this breed of dogs are able to do, any info about these dogs hunting qualites would be much appricated

[Gary Roberson]

We started using Lacy dogs on cattle back in the '60s. In my opinion, they were much better dogs back then as they were a little sturdier built and much grittier. I am sure that it was due to the fact that most of the Lacys back then were crossed with Catahoulas or Leopard or some other cur. I will say that no other breed has promoted themselves as well as the Lacy folks. They have created a tremendous demand for these dogs and even has the breed designated as the "State Dog of Texas".
While there are a few folks attempting to hunt hogs with them, I am not aware of anyone hunting bear or lion with them. Most folks I know are using them primarily for truck ornaments, pets and a few are used for blood trailing.
Over the last few years, the true cowboys and hunters that I knew purchased them were disappointed with the final result.
My favorite Lacy story was told to me by an elderly lady that called a gentleman who was a Lacy breeder when she observed a bobcat walking across the water lot behind her house. The gentleman said "I will be there in 15 minutes!" and was. He wheels up to the ranch house and locks up the brakes, jumps as the dust boils around the truck. He asked the little old lady where the bobcat was and she showed him behind the house where he unleased three very excited dogs. The dogs never put their noses to the ground but all three made quick catches...on three kid goats!
To say the least, the little old lady was not very impressed with the Lacy dogs or the hunter.
Adios,
Gary

[HEKK]

Don't bother.

[muckdog]

A gentleman named Roy Hindes in Texas has Lacy's and uses them
exclusively to track wounded deer off lead...he turns them loose with Garmin's on them..they will stand and bay a wounded buck..I'm sure his strain would do just fine on big game as well..

[South Texan]

I'm Roy's brother-in-law. He married my sister. Lots of people think that their dogs are blue lacy, but they are not. A woman from San Antonio, Tx. that got the Lacy register going, I think her great grandfather's name was Lacy, went to Roy and wanted them to register their dogs under the Lacy breed but they wouldn't do it because there wasn't any Lacy blood in them, all they(Roy's dogs) had was the slate blue color that is common with the Lacy's.

[muckdog]

So Roy's dogs aren't Lacy's then??

[muckdog]

So what breed/breeds are Roy's dogs??

[South Texan]

Roy's dad started them back in the 30's. It started off with a leopard cow dog, they were used to work cattle there on the home ranch. Then they got to crossing'em up, I can remember him (Roy's dad) telling me at one time he made a cross to a black & tan hound because he wanted more nose on'em. As they went to making crosses they always kept the pups that had the slate blue color and crossing back on them, till finally that was the dominate color. Blue with the tan markings above eyes and on the legs(tan markings probably going back to the Black & Tan).
They (Roy and his Dad) always called them the Hindes' Blue Dogs.

These dogs probably on average will weigh 65 to 75 pounds. I know a few years ago
Roy had one weighed at the vet's office and he weighed 87 pounds (out of shape). Your true blue lacy dogs are not that big. Hope that helps. Robbie

[muckdog]

Very good to know.. Thanks for the clarification. Knowing the background those dogs would probably do well on big game!

[nvlion_hunter]

I currently have what everybody calls a blue lacy nowadays and hunt him on lions. Honestly I think there's a lot of room for improvement for lion hunting. He's pretty hot nosed, the oldest track I've seen him run was maybe 9 hours old. Mine will put his nose to the ground every now and then but most of the time he has his head up and drifting the track. He is dead silent until it is caught. He is not afraid to pull hair. I think if a guy were to use them as bobcat dogs or ran bears where it isn't to hard to find a good fresh track they would be hard to beat.