![]() ![]() If angry the Cur will growl and bite, so being the pack leader is vital for humans. Given the independence and intelligence of the Mountain Cur it is important that the human be the pack leader, or the Cur will assume the role. They have been known to corner bears and even bulls. The Mountain Cur wants nothing more than making you happy. They are fearless watch dogs, using their trait of being quiet on the hunt to their advantage. They are willing to face large and ferocious prey. The Mountain Cur is a tough, courageous dog as are all the Curs. By 1957 the Mountain Cur Breeder’s Association formed but it took until 1998 for the Mountain Cur to be registered with the United Kennel Club. But they argued over the standard and 2 of the 4 left to form their own association: The Stephen Stock Mountain Cur Association. They form the Original Mountain Cur Breeder’s Association of OMCBA in 1956. The breed was brought back by four ambitious men who saved the Mountain Cur. ![]() The breed became rare when the descendants of the settlers moved to the factories after the second world war. They worked with the settlers to hunt for animals that would provide them with pelts and meat in order to survive on the frontier. The ancestors of the American Mountain Cur came with European settlers almost 200 years ago. The Mountain Cur comes out of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Virginia. However, they are not great family dogs because they were born to hunt. Curs can be water dogs, farm dogs, hunting dogs and guard dogs. There are many types of curs and this breed is just one. They treed and bayed larger prey like the wild boar and bears in the mountains and they trailed the smaller ones like the raccoon and squirrel. This breed was developed especially to “tree” their prey and to trail other smaller game. From The United States in the hound group comes the Mountain Cur. ![]()
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