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Absolutely they will hunt. Others may disagree with me but I know both breeds to be gritty and smart but also hard headed. I've used heelers as my decoy dogs which also fit into those same categories. I like them to be more of a coyote sized dog. Just a theory, and I've seen it proved wrong, but I think a coyote(s) are more apt to play the decoy game with a dog that is not as intimidating in size. I like the heelers because they are scrappy enough to hold their own unless they are outnumbered but not many dogs are any different. I bet your mix will do everything you want it to. As others have said already, just do your part during training. I like a strong recall in mine. Once that is established, I'll run a collar and tone them back to me for the first several stands when I need to. Doesn't take them ling to figure out the game and start doing it on their own with coyote in tow.