I disagree about the great Dane pitbulls being effective grabbers I've seen them get there mouths and throats and lower legs destroyed. Besthe dogs I've ever owned for hogs was airdales and apbt both hunt with sight and smell both find a hog stop it and hide in its blind spots. Platts also work well but alot of them bark the trail. Once had a 48 pound double bred red devil redboy and haystacks bitch get ahold of a 70 pound plott bitch it was gross by the time I got there there were intestine everywhere.that bitch turned on me one day out of the blue. She is no more