Lefty was named for his black left ear. He was initiated early into the hunting ranks and showed the grit and game of a true Dogo at a very young age. One of his first trips out into the woods he learned what a pack of Javelina was all about. He wasn't even a year old at that time, but he jumped right in when the dogs caught the first one. Since Javeline have a tendency to stick together and assist each other in times of danger, they are not something we like to encounter in the woods with catch dogs on the ground. To a Dogo, they are just another "hog" and they catch them and hold them until we get there. Lefty was still holding one when I got into the thicket and another Javeline ran at him from behind and cut him in a rather exposed and private area before I knew what happened. A couple of the other guys got there about that time and we were able to get things under control fairly quickly, but there were several Dogos requiring a suture or two.

I hunted with Lefty many times and he was a fearless warrior to say the least, but of all the hunts I was on with him, it's his first that I remember the most. I don't remember if I even had a camera with me that night and even if I did, I would not likely have had time take any photos. I was to worried about getting the Dogos out of there in one piece.

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