“My Dog’s a Hog Dog”

One thing John Steinbeck* knew, traveling with a dog is an ice breaker. You meet and converse with more people when you have a dog with you. As I sat on the front porch of Stillwater’s general store a leather faced cowboy rode up on a Harley, got off and admired Sammy. After a brief conversation he said “My dog’s a hog dog”….”a catahulee”. Turns out there is such a dog, a catahoula. The only dog breed to originate in Louisiana, possibly bred by the choctaw indians. They are indeed used to work hogs, and cattle.

• * Travels with Charlie, read it one summer in high school