OLD TIMER
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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Minnesota
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HOBO--
Timmy made Grand Show in 9 shows. He lost to a Walker here in a local show and then beat him at Breed Days a few months later. Out of the 9 shows he was measured 7 times, all with a little tape the judges had in their pocket.
Bruce, he didn't have tiny bone legs nor a coke bottle head. He had good feet and blood red color.
I didn't feed him because of his title, but because he treed coon with a good bawl mouth on track and chop on the tree. His feet were the type Mr Roy wrote about in the late 60's---"center 2 toes should be longer then the outside 2, like a coyote not a cat, and they should have a slight bend in the pasterns as this acts like a shock absorber so as not to cause soreness in the shoulders."
The old girl I got from Red made Show Champion. She had 2 litters, was 7 years old and had never been on a bench until I started messing with her.
The one and biggest thing I learned about showing hounds is THEY HAVE TO LIKE IT--both Timmy and Cheta loved to show as much as they loved to tree coon. Now as far as Show vs Hunt? That is up to the person feeding them and what they want in their hounds. I have a female here that I'm pretty sure could get a Show title, she loves to show, has it all along with Mr. Hills World Show Champion in her pedigree twice but she's eating my feed because she trees coon. I like a good looking hound because I look at them 365 days a year and they don't eat anymore than an ugly one. As far as ONLY treeing coon---you can really do that with just about any DOG, dash hound, lab or even a shepherd, so looks and breed isn't really needed to put hides on the barn.
As long as the hunters are having as much fun as the show people, who care.
But just be careful when you think those "pretty" afternoon hounds are a cake walk to beat when the sun goes down!!😂😂😂
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