Posted on 07/10/2006 8:41:39 AM PDT by girlangler
Speaking of rabbits, what is the best rabbit-hunting dog? My property is being invaded by rabbits and I'd like to keep the population under control.
Check this out. The Hack Smithdeal mentioned in the story shot Roy Faircloth (big car dealership) in the early fifties in Johnson City. Was acquitted on self defense.
There is a book, written by his daughter and she mentions a good deal about bear hunts that her daddy would lead. There's a picture of Roy Acuff eating a can of pork and beans and, iirc, one of about 8 bears they got.
Not only NO! But, Hell NO!
I wish more people who get involved in the working aspect of their breed, there is nothing like the bond you get working with a dog.
My English pointer puppies will never tree a coon, but they'll certainly be introduced to the working aspect of their breed come quail season...
Check this out:
http://www.coondawgs.com/
Bernie was also happy!
You don't know the Verien fur Deutsche Schaferhunde, then!
The parent (in the true sense) club of the German Shepherd REQUIRES all GS gunning for conformation titles finish work in SchHI at least.
As much work as that involves (alot more than just obedience), many people manage to get these titles by the time the dog is 2yo, and then he can go on to conformation TITLE (judgements can be made before then, but cannot have a title).
They are also very stringent about who get to breed - i.e., who is registrable. If your dog is not titled, or has poor hips, etc., his pups cannot be registered.
AKC doesn't need to be as anal as Germans are, but they SHOULD have some minimum for every breed, like a simple Novice Obedience title. It might help better ensure the dogs have some kind of mental/emotional capability.
The American Shepherd does not have a "sloped back", as implied here. Rather, their legs are so long that when they pose for the extreme 3-point stack, their butts end up near the ground.
GERMAN Shepherds are currently the 1s who have deformed not the hips, but the back. They have roach backs like greyhound breeds which they should NOT have! They also even when they trot look as if the butt is plowing the ground.
Both sides of the ocean have screwed up the GS - but there is still greatness out there (thanks, no doubt, to its unparalleled popularity in the world - there's a huge gene pool in reality). The "working" (i.e., working sport) GS in Europe are generally excellent in conformation - old-fashioned. But they have temperament/character (often way too high-drive and prey-driven, for a dog that's SUPPOSED to be a herding dog) and possibly other health issues.
AKC is not the only 1 who screws up things. Depends on what CLIQUE is ruling the roost.
I think your girl actually looks pretty good. Then again, I like a little leaner dog, a little more up on leg. From the photo she doesn't look weedy, just not overdone.
susie
Yikes. I can't imagine trying to get a 110 dog into a boat! Of course, I have hit a point (age) where I wonder why I didn't fall in love with a smaller breed. My other breed is even bigger.
susie
Have you thought about another coon hound? Maybe not the exact same type, because you hate to put unrealistic expectations on a young pup. . . .
They didn't call him L.A. for nothing.
I posted that in response to someone asking of hounds were all scent tracking dogs.
I've never seen an Azawakhs. I'll have to look that up.
I don't care for hounds so much myself. They are rather indepenent. I like to look at them, just don't want to have to train one! A friend of my husband's had a pack of dogs that were catahoula mixes (I think there was some airedale in there, and who knows what else). He hunted bear and pigs with them. OOOO those were well muscled dogs, but they didn't seem real friendly!
susie
It won't, as long as there are breeders out there who care to use them for their intended purpose and breed for that. And, I think labs are probably the most popular retrieving breed in the US (at least it would appear so).
susie
OO cute! BTW I had a pointer (spinone) who spent alot of time treeing the squirrels in the back yard. THEN he would point the tree! I wish I had gotten a photo of it.
susie
Perty dogs! (I love that color).
susie
I simply disagree with you. And, I'm quite aware of the German system. We looked into getting a Munsterlander before we settled on spinoni. But, the whole breed club warden thing seemed rather unAmerican to me!
susie
Looks like agility is definitely a possibility . . .
. . . here's a similar expression and pose on my baby . . .
Just add weave poles, and you'll be in business!
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