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Any mixed breed dog is considered a "cur" or a mongrel. However, there are hunters that have bred particular mixes together to create what is now known as a _____ Cur (or other names such as "Blue Lacy.") The _____ indicates a name such as Black mouth Cur, etc.

It would be like breeding a Labrador and a Poodle together (remember back in the day we'd call them "mutts?")...........and then calling it a Labradoodle.

So when ____ Cur applies to a hunting dog is a mixed breed that was bred for a purpose in a particular region/for a particular quarry.

This website goes into a little more detail about Curs:

http://www.blackmouthcur.com/History.htm