According to Mr L.H. Ladner whose family has owned these dogs for several generations, the Black Mouth Cur was called a black mouth due to the black lips around the mouth. The lips are black because they have no fur to hide the intense pigmentation of the skin. The dark coloring continues into the mouth pigmenting the inside fleshy mouth parts with the exception of the tongue. It is thought by some that the dark skin helps prevent sunburn.

A Mountain Cur is a separate breed of cur. As a general comparison with the BMC; normally smaller boned, very agile, not as aggressive, have a wider range of acceptable colors, will usually bark more and some have longer hair than a BMC which always has the short coat. The Mountain Cur have been bred in general for treeing game, but, because of their intelligence, athletic ability, and desire to please their owner, they could be trained to perform almost any task.

Written documentation of the Cur dogs in the British Isles goes back to Wales in 920 A.D. to Hywel Dda (Hywel the Good). For purposes of litigation, three types of curs were identified: the guarding cur, the hunting cur, and the herding cur. The value placed on the guard dog (W. callawedd) was worth twenty-four pence, the value of the King's staghound (W. gellgi, where gell probably means yellow.

Either sex will make a good pet, but in general I'd recommend the Black Mouth Cur with the best temperament. Both sexes have their advantages and disadvantages. It is up to you, the prospective buyer, and the responsible breeder to make the best match possible. If I were going to be primarily hunting I would want a male. Male BMCs are usually more easy-going in behavior and you don't have to worry about the semiannual problem of a female.

Well, yes, the BMC is very smart, but no they aren't necessarily easy to train if you mean you can just take a BMC that doesn't know you and quickly train it. BMCs by nature need to bond a few weeks with the trainer before training begins. Too many people get in a rush and try to intimidate or force a BMC to do something before the bond has been established. Very often a BMC is sensitive to rough treatment or harsh corrections and if you try force training, a BMC will rebel in various ways.

All dogs shed, but the BMC is a short-coated dog and so the shedding isn't as noticeable as a long coated dog. Most BMCs blow out their coats twice a year, in the late fall and in spring and are not a constant shedder. added benefit of the short coat is that mud and dirt cleans out very easily and quickly. The short coat of the Black Mouth Cur does not allow ticks and fleas much cover to hide and hunters or stockmen can quickly find them.

Some registries do and some don't. See BMC breed standards for details. Breeds and breed standards are only a few hundred years old. Prior to this, dogs were organized into types based on the job the dog performed. A breed standard allows people to be able to identify characteristics of a dog, his temperament, abilities, and inclinations. When selecting a puppy for a family dog, criteria like size, shape, and tendencies are very important.

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