r/MountainCur

Keeping an eye on the squirrels, this will keep him occupied for an hour or so

Just took a few photos of my boy Leo and my phone popped up something that took me to google and showed his breed as Mountain Cur. Not sure what he is as we rescued him and they didn’t know either. Wondering if someone here might know.

He's an amazing addition to our family (3 years now). I just recently was told he looks like a Mountain Cur, and that seems to fit him to a T.

Hi Reddit!! My boyfriend and I recently adopted this sweet girl. Though we had not heard of Curs at all, we now think she may be predominately Cur of some sort. No DNA yet, and obviously she is highly unlikely to be a purebred anything. I have tried to include photos from multiple angles, and one of her paw. Speaking of, I have never seen paws quite like hers before. They almost look like raccoon feet when she really spreads them to grasp a toy or such and they are VERY webbed. She stands about knee height on me (I am a 5'7" woman) at her haunches and weighs 35 lbs, though she needs to gain some more weight.

Not much is known about Maven up until a bit over a month ago when she was found with a litter mate by animal control (the other dog photographed above). They were abandoned in a wildlife refuge area in Louisiana. No collars, no microchips, and no familiarity with people. Estimate age at that time was 5-6 months. She was/is severely underweight but has no health issues and is gaining weight well. She was 25lbs when found five weeks ago, is 35lbs today. She came home a week ago and though timid at first has warmed quickly and I believe bonded with me already.

My partner and I each have significant experience with high energy, intelligent, 'dogs with jobs' and how to provide them with the stimulation and boundaries they need to thrive. For me, DKs and for him Collies. We felt equipped to deal with an older puppy who needs to catch up on socialization, obedience, etc. She shows no signs of having been harmed by people and though timid is not aggressive whatsoever. She is extremely submissive.

We live in a very small town with a large yard (though not fenced or e-fenced yet) and have no kids or other pets. I work from home with a flexible schedule so I am able to devote about 4 hours per day to her training & socialization on top of her basic needs at home for the time being so she can get "caught up." The summary of her housebreaking, training, and socialization right now is that we are doing LOTS of it, and trying our best to 'rig' it for her success. For example, she does not have the ability to roam the whole house - she is limited to a room where one or both of us can supervise her and correct & redirect any unwanted behavior. She's getting enough exercise/mental stimulation to be relaxed at home (for the most part lol she is still a pup!) and does not cause much trouble beyond the usual things we'd see at this age; some counter surfing, some attempts to make non-toys into toys, etc. And, she responds very well to a simple verbal correction, and then praise for appropriate behavior. For example, we haven't seen any counter surfing in 3 days so she's at least learned she can't do that right in front of us and right now she's always in front of us!

She and I get out of the house regularly; 3-4 walks per day, plus about 2 hours total lounging in the yard, as well as at least one 'special' activity for further desensitization. We sit at the busy park and let the world go by, walk the perimeter of the dog park and ignore the dogs, go to Tractor Supply Co, having a friend stop by, etc. All the usual ideal socialization things, just hitting them extra hard since she's behind. I carry kibble with me when we're out and when the situation is right I allow strangers without dogs to offer kibble. I do not allow strange dogs to approach on leash since I don't know their temperament, and leashes often cause issues in dog meetings. She is being pushed out of her comfort zone, but just enough to grow. It's a lot of just sitting and letting her take in her surroundings until she relaxes, then continuing on until we come across something else that is unknown. Rinse and repeat.

However, in the past two days, she has quietly growled when someone approached me on two occasions. This has ONLY happened on our property and while she's right by me. Each time, she did not take on an aggressive stance, move toward them, bare teeth, or raise hackles. Both times, once the person got to me and I greeted them she relaxed substantially. Both times occurred in evening or at night - but in lower light. The growling seemed to be more as an alert to me as it was too quiet for someone to have heard. It appeared to be more of a "HEY there's a STRANGER coming toward us, PAY ATTENTION." and less of a "if you come any closer I'll bite."

The thing is, neither time was a stranger. Once was a friend I had over - we'd been out back by the fire pit and she went in to use the bathroom and when she returned she came around a different side of the house than we'd been using all afternoon and that's when Maven 'alerted.' She growled at first, then bayed, but stopped as soon as my friend got back to her seat. Maven went over and sniffed her then laid down.

The second was my partner returned from an errand yesterday evening, and Maven had been jolted from deep sleep when he opened the door and he immediately came by us and she was barely awake and growled some. she ended up being fine later, and wanting to cuddle with him.

It seems like this might be more confirmation of her being a Cur based on the AKC description, but would love some insight from MC/Cur owners on this behavior - is this normal? growing pains due to her rough start? Should I leave it uncorrected or are there training tips?

Additionally, I'm curious to hear what you think - does she look like a Cur? What to expect outside of what's typical in most hunting/high intensity dogs?

Our Scrappy (tho he’s the least scrappiest boy you’ve ever met) turned 7 months old yesterday 🥰

Hi, curious if anyone else has a pup with these three breeds? Our Turbo is 9 months old and got him results back in Feb through Embark. He has lots of quirky traits and wanted to see if anyone else experiences the same!

My mountain cur mix Raven, she gets moody when she is tired or had enough. When she gets that way i will either remove her from the situation and take her home or just leave her alone. I just wanted ask if this is a possibility with this breed or just her personality. She is sweet and loving for the most part. I call her my sour patch kid. She is fully trained with basic skills and crate trained. This only really happens at home during bedtime or at my parents home around their dog after a full day of playing, which they aren’t aggressive. Photo for promotion.

my luna (supposedly an MC) destroys ALL of the toys we buy her other than hard plastic ones or sometimes completely rubber ones which still only last maybe a month if we’re lucky. what toys do yall get that last? she will take any new toy we get her and chew on it for hours until it breaks, i don’t want to keep buying the plastic ones as i’ve heard they’re bad and i’d like to throw a toy for her inside if the house. the only toy i’ve given a chance was the tuffy toys and she has killed it in an hour. other than that i buy her cheap stuffed animals because obviously she’ll destroy them and im not wanting to spend a bunch of money on them. i have a brain toy for her but instead of getting the treats out of the hole she chews it up and ignores the treats, i also keep balls around that i only let her have if we’re playing fetch.

He is 100# of loyalty and brains. Named Crash. Seen with his sister, Olive, a pitti mix.

This is Jackson Daniels. I’ve been hanging out in the Black Mouth Cur Subreddit for a few years now. I got his Embark results today and it turns out he’s 23% Mountain Cur. He definitely has a Mountain Cur personality as well as a natural bobtail. He just wants to say WOOF and he’s excited that he has found some of his family!