They should be trained to socialize from its puppy days. Leash training is necessary to keep control on their aggressive nature. The Catahoula puppies must be trained from the day it is brought home from the breeders. Their toes have considerably more webbing than other dogs, allowing them greater swimming ability. The Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog needs a firm and confident trainer to control them because of their assertive nature or else the dog would end up acting as the ‘pack leader’. Another famous feature of this breed is its webbed feet. Unilateral or bilateral genetic deafness is common among the white Catahoula. Cleaning their teeth and trimming their nails is essential from time to time. Brushing their coat once a week retains the shine. Being average shedders minimal grooming is enough. This breed has a short and single coat therefore too much of grooming is not required. They tend to be very noisy and excited while playing, and the owner should teach them have control on their excitement, lest these dogs might end up hurting people around them. They are mainly fond of hunting and herding, and if they are mostly kept at home, they should be taken for a walk or jog. A home with a fence yard is suited for this breed as they enjoy running freely. Careīeing energetic, Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog needs enough exercise regularly for at least an hour, without which they might develop digging, chewing and barking syndromes. The parents of the Pitahoula: Left Catahoula (Eudyptula, Shutterstock) Right Pitbull (Anna Krivitskaya, Shutterstock) Temperament & Intelligence of the. It should not be left isolated but should be given more time to spend with its family. Due to their lineage as swamp and bog hog hunters, the Catahoula breed has webbed feet to help them navigate the watery and marshy terrain effortlessly. The Catahoulas are friendly to children but their interaction must be supervised by an adult. They need self-confident owners to assert control over them. The Catahoula is well muscled and powerful, but not bulky, giving the impression of agility and endurance. They are aggressive to dogs of their own sex and must not be kept in groups. The Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog is a medium to medium-large, short-coated dog, with a broad head, small-to-medium drop ears, and an undocked tail set on as a natural extension of the topline.
They are loving to their family members but reserved to strangers. They are very intelligent, independent and protective in nature. Since then its name had been officially changed to Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog. In 1979 a bill was signed by Edwin Edwards, the governor to make it the state dog of Louisiana. This dog got its name from the Catahoula Parish in the state of Louisiana in the United States.
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