dranderson.
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Registered: Jun 2003
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Finley River/House
I apologize for the length of the following post. I bought the Money hound that Maverick mentions, as a pup from Newt Uplinger. I used to terrorize Mr. Uplinger about her ability to tree bobcats. The majority of my bloodline comes from Rick Emerson. Rick sent me out his Hank dog's grandmother, Maggy as well as Hank's uncle Dual Grand Black Powder Hawken. And... the best cat dog that I have ever owned, Hank's sister, NiteCH GRCH Western Loose Change. Money Was Shaffer's Training Facility female of the year and threw a large number of big game hounds. However, Loose Change has had a bigger impact on the breed. NITECH GRCH Kalal's Destiny in the Wind, NITECHCH GRCH Cascade Mountain Western Swing, Dual GRCH Western Black Powder Keg to name a few. Two Of Keg's littermates are in Idaho and both are producing tremendous cat dogs. I run big game as well as raccoon and I also pack hunt. On tough cat tracks, Loose Change would be way out in front followed by Maggie, Hawk and then Money. Money was all heart and drive, but she was not equal in nose or athleticism to the other three. Again, you picked Money up at the tree-she would not quit a track. Loose Change and to some extent her mother Maggy ran the wind and were death on both bobcat and mountain lion. Hawk was more in his element as a coon dog and he was a lay up specialist. I crossed Hawk on a Don Holum bred female, Tree Spirit, (Finley River X House) To get Keith Durkee's excellent hound,CH GRNITE CH Proud Rummy and Crossed Rummy with Loose Change to produce Dual Grand Western Black Powder Keg as well as his littermates. ( If any one other than Keith Durkee owned Rummy and let him run big game consistently ... who knows?) Sadly, Money, Loose Change, Maggy and Hawk are only alive now in our memories. Over the past thirty years, the best hounds that I have followed had both Finley River ahd House breeding in their pedigrees. Currently I co-own a dual champion male that is out of Money and a quadruple Grand Ch male out of Hawk. But... I have two young females ( less than a year old) that go back to Rick Emerson's Hank dog who will make their mark.
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