My catahoula leopard dog climbing a tree

my adopted catahoula leopard dog, Baron, climbing a tree for fun. We got him July 5 2010 and discovered that he has a LOVE for trees and climbing.

[@1withwolves]

hahaha my catahoula does the same thing.once i put her out back and when i went to bring her in,she was on the roof.she had climbed the tree that sits right next to my house and got on the roof.its a really big oak so the branches were thick enough that she could walk on them with no problem.lol it took forever to get her down tho.

[@lexybauder]

1withwolves Awwwwww haha

[@catherinemcgill3004]

My Catahoula didn’t climb trees but he would dive down the ravine and climb back up like it was nothing. It was a vertical drop but he would use those tough claws and I was astounded at his speed and endurance. He would go all day. What a fantastic dog. It’s been a year since he died and I still cry over how much I miss him. 💔 He was a brave, loyal, loving fellow. Great sense of humour too.

[@SnoopyDoofie]

Oh look. A huge squirrel on a leash.

[@robertjones1704]

I have a Catahoula. She is turning 12 later this month. Last year we had to amputate her leg from cancer... It saved her life. Anyway... She used to climb the tree and bounce on the limbs like a mountain goat... and climb on the roof. She'd jump onto the trampoline from the roof... Fortunately she never hurt herself.

[@MrGabeismyBabe]

+Robert Jones : What a lucky dog to have an owner as caring as you. Glad she is okay!

[@thomasstone411]

I just got a catahoula. Wonderful, wonderful dog. Any suggestions on how teach the dog to climb?

[@kaitlinharriman9094]

My Catahoula is 9. :)

[@scottrussell1006]

@@kaitlinharriman9094mine to turn 9 next month! Best dog I’ve ever had! 👍

[@tblue1184]

My Leopard Cur would climb a 12 foot extension ladder on the backside of our carport and run around on the carport roof and then jump off and land with a thud, then do it again. That was 30 years ago and I’ve never seen anything that comes close to “Moose”’s bravery, loyalty,or intelligence!

[@judofan8788]

Your dog is a BAD ASS BAR NONE. What a beautiful specimen of a dog breed, congratulations. I never knew that the catahoula leaped dog was such an athlete.

[@billjohnson1100]

catahoulas are bad ass working dogs

[@dennisconner2472]

I’m getting my very first catahoula pup tomorrow afternoon!!! I can not wait!!!

[@anna416]

I have a catahola named Lulu and when we let her outback she hunts for squirrels. She runs so fast she is a blur, and she tries to climb the trees.

[@theWOLVERINE69]

Great looking dog. Can't wait to get my catahoula pup.

[@mihaivitro]

wonderful dog!!!!

[@loco4avs]

Well-trained. Great vid! Ours just looks at the trees....and barks at anything in them.

[@kymbriakobain9316]

That is so cool!!! I've seen pits do similar stuff but a shorter distance. I just got a Catahoula/pit/husky mix from my neighbor.

[@OriginalBoxerJab]

My catapult cattahoola chased a deer off a cliff once. Cattyhoolies are hooligans but damn do they have a hidden intelligence

[@theguywhoannoysme]

That dog is better at that than I am.

[@iemo666]

Amazing

[@seecanon5840]

Loves height that one.

[@_EmmGrace_]

wow so cute! :)

[@Hchris101]

Very cool 😎

[@MrGabeismyBabe]

Thanks for the concern. But I watch him very carefully and we only let him do a couple trees every once in a while. He does lots of other stuff (agility, swimming, walking) but I always make sure not to over due it. Baron's only a year and a half so I'm watching it carefully! If we let him he would climb ALL day...

[@zachfuller6593]

I just got a catahoula puppy. Any tips regarding biting? He bites ALL the time

[@yee209e]

Nice dog

[@mamabear4009]

My puppy is 1/4 Catahoula. Suddenly I don't think the wood fence will keep her in when she gets a little older.

[@mamabear4009]

Well she's 3 now, & hasn't climbed over the fence. Do any of you CLD owners notice that your dog has unusually long quicks in their nails? And really sharp nails. Is that a CLD thing? I trim them but have to be very careful not to get the quick. Never had a dog with nails like this before.

[@barnabywylde2224]

I could try this with my bassett hound but I'm pretty sure he'd just stand there with a "F-U" look on his face.

[@hungarianhillbilly4144]

I never heard of this type of dog before. There a very unique breed of dog.

[@frankedward6510]

I have one. She is a great dog, but very active. You have to have a very active lifestyle because they do not do well without exercise. I take mine for four mile power walks a day. She loves it, but after indoor cycling I am exhausted. She will sleep without a problem throughout the night

[@bowtiedavis8332]

Nice training, my Catahoula will only do it when she’s chasing an animal. If I try and tell her to go up when she’s not chasing, she just sniffs the tree and looks at me like I’m dumb.

[@josephdorenbos2633]

I miss my Catahoula baby. His name was Pablo and was the sweetest boy. Big and beautiful. People would literally stop their cars and ask "What kind of dog is that?" He got bone cancer when he was 7 yrs old and it broke my heart. After that I read some studies that if you neuter them before they are sexually mature there are a significant percentage of health consequences. You are basically shutting off the hormone factory as puppies, and that can manifest into bone cancer for larger breeds. Since then I don't get any of my dogs 'fixed' till they are well past a year old.

[@Backyardmech1]

😳 I better not let my Weimarhoula know that he’s capable of doing this.

[@coocooformycocoapuffs3235]

my catahoula does this all the time lmao especially when there are birds on the roof I hear thumps on the hous daily xD

[@shunkajun]

impressive

[@nickirmen6671]

My catahoula can't do this but she tries, they really really go crazy for squirrels and chipmunks, and one time we both saw a squirrel on a walk in the woods, and I could see her tensing up and I'm like quiet, quiet, now and let go of her leash and she probably climbed higher than my head (Im 6'1) and only got the fur of its tail and almost landed on me coming down but she was so close. Luckily I calmed her down before she got too obsessed with the chase and away from the bottom of the tree.

[@graciejiujitsu4542]

Looks more like a Belgian Malinois

[@DannysDoos]

@bIackdeer93 This is the case with most dogs, but Catahoula's seem to suffer less than others. Lundehunds are another good example of climbing dogs.

[@ifi808]

It really looks a lot more like a Malinois than a Catahoula! Cool dog though!!

[@terraLiquidus]

They are capable of, but not meant to do this that many times.

[@MrGabeismyBabe]

He doesn't do it that often actually. He loves it so much it's hard to restrict him, but we usually only let Baron climb once or twice a week. And when we do, he only gets about 5 jumps and then has to stop. Don't worry, he's 4 and a 1/2 now and healthy and happy. Never hurt himself all those years of climbing.

[@cassie141]

The breed is also known for treeing I'm sure when people are out there hunting for stuff in trees they do it a lot more times than this one

[@rhysasroom7870]

I WAS WATCHING EDDSWORLD AND THEN IT BROUGHT ME TO THIS XDDD

[@georgemreynolds]

Ayeee Hudson Mills!

[@jessebrazil4822]

thanks for sharing! Cool dog..I think my dog that climbs the tree on my channel is part catahoula

[@JDBlessin]

catahoulas love climbin trees

[@magnumpower2002]

have fun keeping it in with a fence. its gonna climb the privacy fence like its nothin now

[@thedarkmajesty1773]

Stfu

[@mrgryffindork6494]

I have another herding dog would this dog do fine with him

[@slanguages]

I have a Cattahoula and he can jump up seven stairs

[@alwaysopen7970]

@bIackdeer93 Just because you can't do it doesn't mean the dog shouldn't. My late AmStaff could go 8 feet up into a tree and lived to a ripe old 14. Most dogs will do athletic activities a human wouldn't think of. Imagine a pack of beagles flying through the woods baying after some rabbit. They can break their legs in a hole or be impaled on a branch or something. A dog is a tough critter and will do about anything you can imagine. An athlete is an athlete.

[@tacuazinful]

That's why they call them leopard

[@sethswanson6849]

Holy shit!

[@diamondogs126]

how in the world did you teach him that

[@tylerwoods19]

I have a catahoula of my own and he jumps my seven foot fence no problem

[@axelskull]

i thought she pointed at the first tree too

[@smithplayz1564]

Why is this breed of dog able to climb trees???

[@mamabear4009]

Their claws, their energy, and strength.

[@ayo.6167]

Holy SHET

[@dma_glock1300]

Are these breed dogs hyper active like this more than pits

[@grow5261]

Never seen something of this sort. Thanks u tube for rcmndngggg👍

[@lroberts2478]

This dog is beautiful! Who is the breeder? I'm very interested.

[@fperkin2]

Have you ever had one? They are not good dogs for first time dog owners. If you owned a dog like a German shepherd or a Malanois you will be okay to have one. Mine is a beast. She is not mean, but real sweet with everyone. She cannot scale a tree, but I bounce a tennis ball high, she can jump like eight feet off the ground to grab it. They have a high activity level. So you have to have an active lifestyle. I power walked her once twice around my neighborhood which was five miles. She still could have gone for more. They are working and hunting dogs. They are a little stubborn at first, so good training is necessary.

[@heythere6983]

I exercise daily and can go for miles on runs and walks so I wonder if that’s enough . I always see videos claim just about every breed is high energy so I fee sometimes it’s over exaggerated since it makes it seem only marathon runners can be good owners for most dogs that aren’t tiny or pitbulls, or bulldogs. I’d like a dog to run with and play with for sure. I think if you can get by with power walks maybe long jogs/runs/walks could be good . Do you have an idea of how much time you tend to spend taking your dog out? It does seem these are high energy dogs ‘and probably the highest Iv heard of, more so than huskies but I’d like to ask a genuine owner as opppsed to watch a video and guess .

[@DHBenoit]

why on the lead? cool dog though

[@kylerice8350]

I just got a Blue catahoula leopard and I hope he will be able to do this one day. Baron catahoula.... By the way is this park in michigan. It looks like the one down the street from me?

[@MrGabeismyBabe]

+Kyle Rice : Glad you got a catahoula! They're the best. That was back when he used to walk at Hudson Mills, we loved that park!

[@lindafoster5134]

See how you feel if your dog falls and breaks their pelvis, put down time.

[@PepperDarlington]

Linda Foster Zip it. That's what they do, human intervention or not. Don't crack your lip open if you know not what you speak upon.

[@BunceChris89]

@@lindafoster5134 do you wrap yourself in bubble wrap every day, or even leave the safety of your house? Do you not work out due to the risk of injury? That's no way to live your life. I swear, is it just here in America that the majority of people are ruled by fear and live boring lives in order to stay safe? Fuck that, if I'm not at least taking small risks on a regular basis I'm not living.

[@specialopsgauteng5701]

I'm just wondering why are you bothering with a leash 🤣

[@bladedubz1793]

Ummmm why is Riley glitching out?

[@tdata545]

HOW DO YOU TRAIN THAT?

[@_Hound_]

mine just swings on their tails

[@mattyk1lls]

My catahoula, Emmie, is not nearly this energetic.

[@taylorsessions4143]

Same, mine take so many naps they truly put the 'cat' in catahoula. Mine climb onto the couch and stay there as long a possible!

[@rachete.the.machete]

Was the dog bitten by a radioactive squirrel? Just curious...

[@shutupgaydog827]

My Catahoula would climb that shit with his tail

[@edgethawavestar2855]

the leopard dogs were bred to climb trees after leopards to get them to move on to a easier branch for its master to shoot it

[@grantcook5376]

Edge Tha Wave Star dumb arse

[@lindafoster5134]

Lord god you are completely out of it, first a dog is no match for that type of animal the dog would be mauled to death, second they are hunting and herding dogs. Please look up info before you make completely asinine statements.

[@Rocadog]

they were bred to work, drive and hunt hogs

[@jasonmiller9495]

Idiot

[@russellnewcomb8542]

These dogs came out of the southern part of the USA. Not Africa. Last time I checked we did not have leopards here.

[@awzomeman100]

He's doing that becuz catahoula leopards bite and hang on to cows ears to tell them to go

[@Mudcreekmedia]

When I first got my catahoula my back was broken a few months before that (he was my service dog) I took him for a hike when I started walking better and at one point he ran up this creek bank that was probably 20 feet tall-a sheer cliff basically that got carved out by the water that was no longer there. He ran up this thing like a mountain goat, just using tiny ledges and roots, Ive never seen a dog do that in person so I was freaking out expecting him to fall and die. But nah he came down like nothing looking at me like: “smh two legged peasant”

[@donnasanchez5484]

Let it chase a cat and see how far up the tree the dog will go. Lol My dog surprised me what she could do.

[@yee209e]

Kind of looks like a Belgian malinois

[@MrGabeismyBabe]

That's because there's some dutch shepherd in him (very similar dogs). Nice job noticing that!

[@savagemode5154]

How tf is that possible

[@knittwitt]

the only reason the dog does this is to make you happy, all dogs will do what you want to make you happy even hurt themselves. my heeler runs at me jumps up hits me in the upper chest and stands on my shoulder, and people how did I get her to do that . and I thought about it, and when she was a pup she would lay on my shoulders when I was watching tv in my recliner. but she has a real job to she brings the horses in and moves the goats. why don't you hang by something with your teeth, and when one get broke or ripped out see how that works out for you

[@antonchigur4299]

+knittwitt Oh, shut up and be sensitive somewhere else, crybaby.

[@naudalyke]

knittwitt it's the breed of dog lmao they're known for climbing trees

[@BunceChris89]

You're one of them social justice warriors I done heard about, ain't ya? Lol why cant people just let other people live there lives and have fun without getting their panties in a wad? That dog is from a long bloodline of tree climbers and jumpers. They are some of the most athletic dogs in the world. It might be climbing that tree in that very moment to make her happy but he probably climbs trees in other moments solely for his own pleasure. You're being a real lose butthole right now.

[@s.porter8646]

Someone broke into our house, or Catahoula attacked him, the guy ran outside and up a tree, so did our Catahoula play stupid games, win stupid prizes

[@aidankirby8412]

Very cute. But not great for his hips...fyi

[@rayhilton5991]

I have a mix she has the pattern and jump but the size and face of a Pit XD

[@memothefish8410]

Wtf mine can barely climb the bed

[@heythere6983]

How long to do you have to exercise it a day? Or is yours calm?

[@memothefish8410]

@@heythere6983 mines calm sadly bought her for a guard dog in my room now she’s the reason they come into the room🥲

[@heythere6983]

Haha. I want to get one and really don’t know what I Should expect . I can see myself taking it out for about 2 hours a day but the way people talk about them they make it seem like they won’t be happy even with that. I feel like I can go for jogs and walks but I don’t want to realize the dog is nonstop hyper/destructive

[@adamhicks9597]

Lucky you amateurs didn't dislocate a tooth

[@brainlessfool7815]

My lazy cat can do better 😼

[@harrymoore1746]

Owners, please listen to me. You will hurt your dog so please stop performing this party trick. It puts a lot of strain on his back legs. If you care for him/her, then stop now.

[@ThePierrekirbyfanboy]

No. Let the dogs earn their damn keep.

[@jolaine2962]

This skill actually wasn't the result of creative breeders who maybe worked a cat in there somehow; it likely came about naturally. Food was often scarce back in the old days, so often the dogs were left to fend for themselves. Out of necessity, these dogs became incredibly versatile, developing not only the aforementioned tree climbing ability but also webbed feet for swimming and extremely high intelligence. Read more: www.cracked.com/article_20831_6-dog-breeds-with-secret-superpowers.html#ixzz2qq4UEYDp

[@captainausome321]

Harry Moore SCIENCE BITCH

[@madisoncho2564]

You do understand that this 'party trick' is literally what the dog breed was designed to do, right?

[@MrGabeismyBabe]

Thanks for the concern. I would much rather you error on the safe side, but we watch him carefully. Being a hunting dog, he would climb all day long if we let him. Once when we had someone dog sitting he actually did climb ALL day long. However... This 'party trick' was not taught at all. After we adopted him from the shelter we were walking in the park and all of a sudden he started climbing trees! It freaked us out but some locals introduced us to catahoulas. All I 'taught' him was to wait for me to release him so he doesn't do it unless I say it's okay. We only let him climb about once a week, but it is by far his favorite thing to do. And by the way, 4 years older and he's never once hurt himself or strained his legs. I'm a vet. He's fine. He just loves his life and loves to jump. And still no injuries or arthritis. When he got a bee sting on his paw I didn't let him climb for a whole week and he actually started to get depressed and mope around the house. If I really cared about him then I would let my poor dog do what he loves. His face glows the second I say "wanna go climb a treeee". It's what he looks forward to. The key is to properly warm him up and only let him do 5 or so climbs at a time. But nice job being concerned about his health since his is by far the most spoiled sweet dog in the world haha!

[@jonzaremba]

Please be more kind to your dog.

[@cassie141]

It's called treeing catahoulas can climb trees to hunt small game

[@operator8470]

Please worry about yourself bra!😎