Reuben
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When the dogs went quiet…I can see it in my minds eye…they went quiet anticipating the coons exit from the tree…quietness would pinpoint the exact location and ready for battle or chase…
That reminds me of a time as a little kid I hunted a pack of mix breeds…I would sweep an area with my dogs and we would catch most anything that had 4 legs that wasn’t livestock…and in the outskirts of some of the properties were encircled by huge rose hedges what were actually used as fencing for cattle…there were gaps here and there for entering and exiting…I hunted my dogs away from those hedges on account most the time game would get away into those hedges before the dogs could catch and once in more than likely the game got away…sometimes if it looked like there was a chance, a quick hiss to get the dogs attention and a hand signal, we immediately went into the stealth mode…all very quiet and we only moved forward when I moved…once I thought we were close enough we charged ahead…sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn’t…
The story below…when I searched for Paul Gregg I found this post and I thought anyone who loves great bloodlines and dogs of the past would enjoy reading it…
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The Banjo Story
Many years ago Paul Gregg, bought a young hound from Estil Kline, Centerville, Kansas.
He was bred by Carl Colvin, Garnett, Kansas, from a line of dogs Carl brought in from Mr. Newton in Indiana.
Anyway, at that time Johnsons Banjo was the big name when it came to Tree Dogs and James Merchant, the greatest coon hunter.
This young dogs mother, Old Princess, bred by Carl Colvin, showed Johnsons Banjo top and bottom on a threegeneration pedigree.
This young hound had a Super Big Beautiful Mouth, and was a Stylish tree dog.
Thus his registered nam Greggs Banjo Style!
This young hound would be Pauls first Grand Nite CH.
Banjo Style was bred to 17 differant females in his lifetime.
Most of his better pups lived and died belonging to good friends of Paul.
Carl Colvin, made the first super crosses: Indians Queen to a dog directly from a cross of Finley River Chief to a sister of Houses Chief, producing Old Princess; Indiana Rock to a heavy sailer bred female producing Banjo Rock, then first cousins Rock ex Princess.
This cross produced Banjo Style.
These dogs were oustanding reproducers. The males had much better mouths than was common in the walker breed at that time.
The next notable step in this line of hounds is when Alden Magatha , bred Sadie to Banjo Style.
This is where the Dew Claws came in. No female before and none after ever produced dew claws when bred to Banjo Style.
Many of the top dogs advertised today can be traced back to Banjo Style and his 17 matings one to several times.
It would be impsossible for me to list them all, so I will list a few of them and maybe you guys and gals can list some more.
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