deschmidt27
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Registered: Jun 2008
Location: Burlington, CT
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We need everyone to understand that there were two basic types of episodes aired in Season I, those where we hunted our own dogs and those where we hunted with others.
For those with our own dogs... Joe and I only own Walkers, so that's what you saw.
For those episodes with other houndsman... those were of two types; those that were us taking advantage of invitations to go on some sort of specialty hunt and those where folks wanted to advertise their dogs or kennel through a premium kennel sponsorship.
For the premium kennel sponsorship, which we limit the quantity of, we only had one request from a houndsman that hunted something other than Walkers and that was Chirico's Redbone Kennels. So other breeds were not covered partially because there was not a kennel owner that specifically wanted to advertise another breed.
Now... I personally do not beleive in affirmative action, so I did not survey the other houndsman on what breed they hunted before I came to film with them. This means I did not discriminate against other breeds, but I also did not discriminate against Walkers! There only 13 episodes in a Season and so there will always be some limitation on the number of breeds, types of hunts or states hunted in, in a given season.
Going forward, we will continue to offer a limited number of Premium Kennel Sponsorships slots and they will continue to be on a first come, first serve basis, regardless of breed. Again, we do not get paid to air our shows, in fact we have to pay the network for airtime, and therefore the show will not exist without advertising/sponsorship dollars. And to ensure we get filming underway quickly to support future seasons, sponsors and advertisers need to be on a first come first serve basis to not delay funding.
To further the explanation of who we hunt with... we get countless invitations each week and appreciate all of them, but with only thirteen episodes to film each season, we will only be able to take advantage of a limited number of those invitations.
However, there's a big difference between just wanting to go on a hunt with us and wanting to advertise or promote your stud dog, kennel or breed. If you are looking for advertising, a premium kennel sponsorship is the way to go.
Dave
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