The Catahoula, also known as the Catahoula "hog dog" or Catahoula hound, is the one of the few breeds to originate in the United States. The history of the breed is documented to the time of the Spanish explorations of the new world. In the 1540's, Hernando DeSoto crossed into central Louisiana bringing with him his personal guard dogs. These were probably Mastiffs judging by the descriptions of the survivors of the expedition. These dogs were used for hunting and protection from the natives in the area. Early writings about the expedition mention these dogs on more than one occasion, remarking about their ferocity against the indians in the area of present day Jonesville, La. Like the Spanish horses, the natives considered the dogs almost magical and built traps to capture them. Legend states they did exactly that shortly before DeSoto escaped back across the Black river. They were bred to the native pet red wolves that existed in the South in great numbers at that time. The offspring resembeled neither parent in color, being "leopard spotted", with strange blue eyes.

When the first French explorers came to the Catahoula Lake area, the surviving natives were using these dogs for hunting the bear, bison and other game in the lake area. They called the dogs "Catahoulas" after the lake they were found near. The breed became vital to the early settlers of the area and famous for its courage and tenacity on the hunt.

These traits are as valuable today as they were then. Whether used for hunting, blood trailing or as family pets, their loyalty to the people "they own" is legendary. Anyone who has ever owned a Catahoula will confirm this.

My family has used Catahoulas for tending cattle and as hog dogs since the late 1800's on Catahoula Lake. The blood lines of the dogs we have today are direct descendents of the dogs my greatgrandfather had in 1905. They have never been mixed with other breeds as other so called Catahoulas have. We adhere to a strict breeding program, producing these dogs for our own use. The colors are spectacular with a wide variety even among the same litter. Blue leopards, red leopards, brinnels, and solid colors, along with green and blue eyes, sometimes one of each occuring in the same pup.

On occasion we have surplus pups for sale. These are offered to the public as they are available. These are not culls. When we have a litter available, we will notify the people on our waiting list. They choose the pup they want. We will keep the last pup. To this day we have never received a negative report from any of our pups. We will keep them until they are 6 weeks old and have received their first worming and vaccinations. We will provide you with all the paperwork necessary for travel or ARF registration. If you want to be added to our list, or want to check on the availability of pups, contact us. We are more than happy to talk to you about our dogs.