We have a six-year-old reddish-yellow BMC. Had him three years. Pound misidentified him as a retriever/shepherd mix. There is no mix to him. Highly intelligent, affectionate and loyal. He is my third child.

I adopted my boy, Bochè, when I was at my lowest on life. Just out of a divorce and at rock bottom. He was always right there and knew when I needed some extra love. I’ve had a lot of dogs in my life and I grew up with Border Collies, but my boy is by far the best ever. I’ve had people who are not dog people and some people that are scared of dogs in general fall in love with my boy. They are great dogs and I’ll never have anything but a black mouth cur.

I adopted a rescue that was horribly abused. When the rescue foster got him all he would do was belly crawl around the walls of a room trying to hide. That was 5 years ago. He’ll never be completely “normal” but he is the best dog I could ever hope for and he’s very happy now.

I was he third adopter of my black mouthed cur. Yes he does need lots of attention and is quite bossy. However, he is a near constant sourcre o companionship and joy. He seems to enjoy every moment of every day as he runs the ocean beaches and befriends all people (except dog haters and overly protective owners). He eats my food and his food and shares my bed, sleeping through the night and beyond. Barks a bit too much at home ( his bossy nature), but I’ve grown acustomed to it. At first he was reluctant to go near the ocean, but now drags me in, but only up to his belly. Can’t wait til he’s ready to swim. He came to me named Koda, meanting friend. I added King because he let’s me do all of the work and recognizing this he named me his prime minister.

my male black mouth cur was picked out from a rescue center. He bonded with me quickly and strongly. My front door was his barrier for anyone or thing coming close. My cur slept in my bed and slammed himself into my bare back when it was cold outside. Never needed a big blanket. The running speed of my dog was a real surprise to me and to any other dog he played with. Rabbits or squirrels were pure fun. He died at age 8 from a spleen tumor that was removed, but he did not recover completely from the surgery. Yes, he was smart and protective, but just loved to pull me on my bicycle for exercise. I miss him a lot.

Allie adopted me exactly one week after my husband died.she was seen by neighbors sitting across the street looking at my house. I let her come in ,and she walked straight to my bedroom,where my husband died……she has been by my side for over 10 years now. I think she was around 2 yrs when she came to me. She is absolutely the best dog I have ever had .so loyal, and sweet and sleeps by my bed every night. She loves me! People think I’m crazy when I say that, but I know! it’s the most unconditional love ❤ I can’t imagine life without her.

Can they true up to be aggressive to cats or small Jack Russells ?

Two years ago at the start of Covid I went to animal rescue to adopt. Could not even go in, explained what I was looking for in a dog and they brought out Cambria which I changed to Bria. Housebroken, loveable, great with the little kids in the neighborhood she loves them to pet her. Very strong and jumps but we continuously have worked on that and she stops when commanded. I live on a lake in Fla where there are lots of birds and occasionally an iguana, she has busted through the screen to run after them and I have to chase her down. Getting better though, when I see her jump up on the railing I yell at her to get down and she does. I have installed a strong see proof screen on lower half of the patio. It doesn’t tear just breaks free from the spleen, At first she was terrified of motorcycles, louds trucks and cars but getting better. Before I got her she was adopted twice and returned. Lived the first 2 years of her life in a cage. I use a collar that vibrates and shocks but only use the vibrate to break her focus when she fixates on birds or squirrels. She starts out in bed with me at night and goes to her bed after a while. She gets better every day and I LOVE my Bria

My husband and I adopted a Black Mouth Cur a year ago. Lucy (sometimes we call her Lucy-fer because she can get in a little trouble) is the BEST dog! We love that dog so much, it’s ridiculous! She is a dwarf, so she’s had surgery on her front leg (we still have to have the other leg corrected) but her little legs just make her THAT much cuter. She is so smart and fiercely protective. We’ve enlisted the help of a trainer to help with her aggressiveness toward strangers. She’s doing great.

Great article. We adopted 2 Alabama black mouth curs sisters 8 years ago. They are kind and loving and too smart for their own good!! Funny thing is, one loves to run and jump and the other is a couch potato. I would recommend this dog breed to anyone and plan on adopting more in the future.