Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 2147

So, does anyone think, that now with the performance dogs out there, people are holding them back a little, only taking thier dogs to the hunts that are a little bigger. They won't go to the hunt that will have 4 or 5 dogs, wait till next week, 15 dogs at that hunt.

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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Indiana
Posts: 6168

I don't know about anyone else...but I know I'm selective about which hunts I take mine to.....

Why finish a dog with fractions of a point vs. several points?

I'm not sure this is a "bad" thing though. The days of going to the "easy" hunts simply to put a title on a dog may be short lived....

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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Crestview florida
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Why would this be an issue? People with good confidence in their dogs to take them to a bigger hunt.

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Has the importance of winning a title been replaced by the importance of winning points?????

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Registered: Apr 2005
Location: Bronson, Ks
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mabe if more of them would go to the local hunts the 4 or 5 dog thing would not be such a issue? Just a thought ( I m just a guilty as everyone else)

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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Columbus, Ks
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I hold back from going to the small hunts and I don't have a performance hound. I want competition and don't care if I get beat a time or two. When I get a top performance hound, they will be entered in the hunts with several hounds. Why not???

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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma
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This was the reason the change was made this year to maximize the top pay at any one event to 2 points. I can't see waiting for a big hunt just to earn 2 points. I'm always looking to finish one and get started on another. JMO.

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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Buffalo, NY
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I was just wondering, if people thought, this will keep the small hunts, even smaller?

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