What are the different meanings of cur when the word is applied to a dog? My understanding is that fundamentally it refers to a dog that is likely to give way before something that challenges it, usually an animal. Sometimes cur is used in a derogatory manner to imply that the dog didn't meet expectations, and at other times to describe a breed of hunting dog that is performing as it's supposed to. I think some people throw the term around too easily.
A cold dog is one that doesn't turn on or get hot. A cur dog is a dog that does turn on, but then quits. A cur is worse than a cold dog IMO...as a cold dog's threshold to ELICIT a response simply may not have been reached (as the dog may have been willing to tolerate the situation), or perhaps a cold dog needs to mature, or a cold dog may not understand what is expected. A cur dog though has learned to confront the challenger, but simply lacks the commitment to follow up with what it started. Many curs are like the play ground bully or are rank driven...not all, but many. Others may simply lack the drive to follow though with what they got involved in. Either way, curs only win easy challenges.
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Thanks for the explanation Lee. I find it interesting from a linguistic stand point, how these terms which are particular to certain regions of the US are to a degree intuitive.
1: good for nothing dog.you try to teach it a task and for whatever reason it wont complete the task.be it the dogs too stupid,lazy or too much of a wimp.
2:its a "breed" sought after as a bay dog by pig hunters.they are good bay dogs cause they will chase and hold a pig in a group of other dogs but during the rare times it goes in for a catch it quickly changes its mind when met with resistance.
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