hat creek mac
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Wooster, OH
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There are some among us that have in the past promoted our dogs by hauling them to town in the other KC and doing rather well. Does this prove that they will reproduce better than those not competing in that registry? Absolutely not! It only shows that the owner felt they stood a good chance of winning and in fact did win from time to time. Some among us will try to belittle these accomplishments by claiming dogs win with no plus, total minus, and circle yada yada yada. A good solid dog that trees coon, stays away from the pack, and doesn't take minus will win hunts in ANY kennel club. Its apples and oranges, hunt what you like. But don't run others down for trying to show the world that they have what it takes to win.
The cliques, clans, and cheerleaders have always been there. Websites like these make it easier for someone to blow a dog up to be way more than they actually are. I would be willing to bet that at one time, all of us were beginners and believed everything we read in the American Cooner and the Coonhound Bloodlines. Then when we got out in the world and got some experience, we saw that most of what was written was untrue. Most of the world beaters were in fact very common. The same is true with internet ads and some of the guys that know the difference between common, good, and great get tired of continually readying about how good one is that they know REALLY isn't...
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