Like you NR, I would pay to see a branding of hog dogs. They are usually "Black Mouth Curs" around here and when they clamp them jaws down on a hogs cheek, they don't let go...................... I've seen one hanging on each cheek while that big ol' boar was runnin' wide open down through the swamp. Sometimes these hogs get to 500 lbs.
Off Topic - There is supposed to be a guy in the next county from me who has a set of dogs that will swim down into a beaver hut - kill the beavers - and swim back up to the creekbank all while dragging the beaver. THOSE have got to be mean dogs too!