Everything these days is so specialized. We require a particular gadget, gizmo or item for everything in life. Whether it’s a special cellphone, pair of shoes, water bottle or toothbrush, ...

Dezi, a 5-year-old mountain cur, looks for coyotes while hunting with her owner, Levi Johnson. LARRY MAYER Dezi and Copper race past a coyote on their way to try to lure in the wild canine's partner.

Today's mountain curs, besides being great hunting dogs, are real "people dogs." If you ask anyone who keeps curs, they will tell you how these dogs bond to their owners.

The modern cur was more or less bred in the 1940s, and today my relatives are mostly used for hunting squirrels and raccoons.I don't want to brag (curs are very modest), but we are known for being ...

We haven’t talked about cur dogs for a while. Just to be honest I have been thinking about them a lot lately as I am trying to find one to replace my little cur dog Dotzie, who I lost almost a ...

The origin of Mountain Curs dates back to the 13th century Britain from dogs bred for hunting and herding. Many were born with bob tails, which gave rise to the word curtail.

If you're thinking about adding a furry friend to your family, you might have come across the term "Cur." Here's what it means and what you can expect.

Two Mountain Cur squirrel dogs announce the presence of a treed squirrel. (Tom Lounsbury/Hearst Michigan) Squirrel dogs, such as this feist, are usually trained to retrieve downed squirrels.

GLENNIE — The first three trees that Daisy barked on didn’t appear to have any squirrels in them.