Hows does the shorthair contribute to those cat races?
They do most everything together but the Cur does the heavy lifting with Cats.
It's nice to have another dog at the tree to help keep em up and she barks a little but I wouldn't call it baying. LOL
FWIW,,,,, my other GSP (14yo male) trees Squirrel like it was his job.
Kind of off topic but there's an old trapper across the river that has a Wirehair that runs Coon as good as most hounds.
We used her to help get my Cur started.

Those German dogs can be very versatile.