Posted on 11/24/2022 5:55:13 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
French Bulldogs ain’t too smart.
You ain’t nothing but a hound dog.
Pretty. Shed a lot?
He does shed. I have a robot vac to keep on top of it. And I brush him often.
Still voting though.
I’m certain that’s for time constraints on TV. Have you ever been to a live dog show? It’s like running an 8-hour marathon, or a day spent judging animals at the County Fair.
I like this one because of John O’Herley as one of the Hosts. :)
Another Freeper has Maine Coon cats, too. I’ve always wanted one. Maybe after the Beagle passes; the cat can be my ‘house dog.’ ;)
I hunted bear, coons, and hogs with Plotts years ago...My dogs were out of Gene White’s White Hollow Kennels in Knoxville, TN...
I hunted with Gene in Tennessee, North Carolina and Ontario, Canada...We hunted in the spring above you guys in Vermillion Bay, Ont. The fall, we hunted out of Haliburton in Eastern Ontario...
This was back in the late ‘70s’...
I’ve been watching Westminster, which is 2 nights for best of breeds, for decades.
If the show isn’t going to air all the breed winners, it’s a waste of time.
2022 American Kennel Club National Championship presented by Royal Canin
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
December 17 & 18, 2022
https://www.akc.org/sports/conformation/national-championship/
Our dogs are registered with the National Kennel Club, which sponsors our hunts, and others across the USA. We have owned a number of UKC Grand Nite Champions through the years. We have ONE left from a batch of Big Winners, and that’s Lakota, who is over 11, now - old for a hound, but he’s a tough old bird. Face full of scars (most from a Porcupine!) and some ragged ears. Gray muzzle, but he’s still my favorite Old Man. ;)
The UKC doesn’t have a ‘show’ like the other clubs, but you can either hunt or ‘Bench Show’ your dog at any event they sponsor. We’ve also had a female (Miami) that won ‘Queen of the Show’ which is like winning ‘Best in Show’ but every dog is a Walker Dog, versus competing against other breeds.
https://nationalkennelclub.com/
Our latest big winner is Sunny, who now lives with her owner in MN. I raised Sunny and her brothers (Ho Chunk & Fox) and sister (Lefty) two years ago. Sunny ended up winning everything in MN and is currently the top winning dog in MN for Treeing Walker Coon Hounds. (I forget what her actual ‘title’ is.)
So, we’ve had moderate success. We’d probably have more if we worked harder at it, but it’s just a hobby for fun and no profit. Hard to turn a profit when you’re buying dog chow by the PALLET! :O
So good.........
He's arranging a spring hunt in Canada to coincide with the fishing trip he's gone on for years, except those two years when Canada was closed for 'Covid Repairs' of course.
*Rolleyes*
He got the biggest black bear in Wisconsin in 2016; 480 # dressed.
Our current Plotts are home-grown. We had a few from a breeder that I will not name, that ALL had kidney issues due to his stupid breeding 'system' and it was not fun for us or them. To say I wish that man ill is an understatement!
I like the Westminster Dog Show best, too. The others give me my ‘dog fix’ in between and introduce me to new breeds I’ve never seen before. :)
Maine Coons are just "it" for me. They are so incredibly beautiful, smart, athletic, and very affectionate. You have to scrape Dandi off. All my contractors love her; she leaps into their arms when they come in, and gives kisses. The little neighborhood kids are her fan club. They love to knock on my door and ask if they can pet Dandi. She is quite the ambassador for her breed.
You have to be very careful when acquiring a Maine Coon, as up to 75% of people advertising them are backyard breeders. You need to use a breeder who tests for the Coon-specific genetic diseases, who shows their cats (thereby putting their reputation on the line), who raises the cats underfoot (not in cages) and who socializes them well. Doing that kind of homework will go a long way in you being thrilled you got a Maine Coon instead of experiencing heartbreak with a genetic time bomb or otherwise unhealthy or poor temperament Coon.
Good looking bear!!!! Shame on that “breeder” who messed up those dogs...
My friend Gene, that I mentioned, passed in 2012...He was an excellent breeder and ranked very high in the National Plott Hound Association...His “Blondie” dog was a National Champion Plott, but was killed in Canada (by a train of all things)...
I got a bear at Haliburton, Ont. in 1978 that dressed at around 400...His lower jaw had been shot off on one side...An Ontario Wildlife Officer told us that bear had been observed for about 4 years and had to eat by laying his head on the side and pushing food into his mouth...He said if his jaw had been healthy, he probably would’ve been close to 600 to 650 lbs...
Diana I feel your pain. Rotties never get a fair shake in the working group. Seems if it isn’t covered in long hair it don’t win.
Thanks for the tips. If I’m going to spend that kind of money on a pet, I will definitely do my homework!
All of my other house dogs have been pound-found, (though my Basset was a Purebread from a reputable local breeder) and my two current cats (a Tuxedo and a Brown & White Tabby) are from the next farm over. ;)
WOW! Good on you, too! As for me, while I LOVE the sound of the hounds on a hunt, I’ll stay behind and be Camp Cook.
The only kill I’ve ever made (other than a rabid groundhog I had to take out with a shovel, LOL!) was a big, fat doe when I was in my early 20’s. It was a clean shot, a good kill, but I just don’t have the stomach for it.
I’m just a big, tough ex-Army Gal, with a soft heart! Maybe if the deer were shooting back, I’d feel differently...
My relatives had one just like her.
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