longshot
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Location: Southwest Missouri
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Those lines have branched off so many different ways, it's hard to name one specific dominate trait nowdays. But what the heck - I'll try and name what I've seen.
First, the good traits;
1. Generally better than average mouths. Some are outstanding mouths as loud as any in the breed.
2. Generally good hunters. Not always smart hunters-- some straight liners, but these dogs usually don't stand around your feet. They go somewhere, sometimes a long ways.
3. I've seen some wood-monster treedogs. Toes jammed in the bark, eyes rolled back in the head - let-R rip type treedogs. Certainly not all do that, but some.
Now the bad part;
1. Some can be tight on track. Although I've seen an exception or two that was loose as a goose on track. But probably they lean more toward the tight - to honest strike types. (which is good, but doesn't win as many hunts)
2. Some are just ugly SOB's. Big O'le lubberdy (is lubberdy even a word?)... Some are Monkey faced(which prolly came through Jr's mother?), flat footed, and white and dew claws will show up now and then if any of that bothers ya. None of it does me much, especially if it's on a wood-monster I mentioned above...
3. A few of them will push and shove on the wood. They ain't what I'd call mean, but they can dish it out if needed and wont be intimidated easily. Some of the girls can play just as rough as the boys too. 
I've hunted and owned a slew of these dogs over the years and I generally like 'um, although I do have grey hair now from hunting them. But they'll be people reading this that have wayyy more knowledge than me if you can get them to speak up about it. Good luck.
PS; I think Lubberdy may only be a word in Barry County Missouri. 
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