wkfii
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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Independence, Kentucky
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Originally posted by brogy
I haven't had enough experience with "Nailor" dogs to even have an opinion on them. I kinda assume its like "Lipper" dogs, although both Lipper and Nailor were examples of strong reproducers they had so many different types of females being bred to them that it is hard to come to a conclusion as to what traits were dominant from the sire as opposed to the dozens or hundreds of poor females that were bred to them.
Chris and I are aware that the shot of Nailor in there will scare away the "Finley River" purests, to some extent it scared Chris away which allowed me to acquire half interest in Sky. Chris tends to only feed dogs whose pedigree excludes Nailor, Sackett Jr, Stylish Harry, Rat Attack, and etc... Sky is the exception. She is a "bonafide coondog" and could eat feed at almost anyones house. We can provide lots of references on Sky from dedicated hunters that have been in the winner's circle. Sky has a whole pile of win slips in UKC with a bunch of 2nds and a few 3rds & etc. We just haven't been able to get that first place on her.
Sky's mother is one of the best hounds I've ever been to the timber with and she is a reproducer although most her offspring have never seen a nitehunt. I have hunted with 6 out of her 10 or so living offspring out of 3 different litters and they are all coondogs of some caliber and 2 for sure were started by the worst dog trainers in the country. There are a bunch of grandpups to old Jenny that are half cur running around the area and most can't be bought from the hidehunters who feed them, that should say something about the reproducing ability in these dogs. From Logan's Julie, Clover, Casey, Wessel's Julie, Ristau's Jenny on down have all been solid reproducers.
I only own half of Sky, but I can tell you that I wouldn't sell her for the price of a new pickup. She isn't perfect but I've yet to see one that is. I'll show her against anything. She has alot of Finley River type traits and she suits me just fine.
The thing about Nailor is that he was a weak tracker. His sire was a weak tracker as well. I agree with you that just because you have one line, it would not necessarily have any impact. The one that I have that that is ok, I bought with the understanding that she had western bred Walker lines with some of Mike Dohoney's breeding. When I got the seven generation and saw Nailor there, I was immediately in a fit of rage. It probably really didn't affect her at all. She is a nice competent hound. Really nice feet. So I see what you are saying. Sometimes we paint with too broad of a brush.
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