Looks over Ability

[Nolte]

[Brady Davis]

This post to me is somewhat entertaining...EVERYONE on here would say ability comes before looks...seems silly to ask. I think what some are saying is they think they can have both; maybe they can?! Is all I know is if anyone hunts, they will always pick ability over looks.. Always.

[sheimer]

[pegleg]

this post is a honest one but is being taken to the wrong conclusions. my one example. i ride a big,raw boned, slab sided, hammer headed, cow hocked, permanently pissed mare on my jaunts through the brush n rocks. why her? she gets in the trailer in the morning. no pissin around, can walk, crawl or plain drag her ass through about anything I point her at. if i ask her to put a little more effort into it she does. she doesn't dance around game, is a as easy as anything I've seen to pack game on. she's damn near thorn proof, makes a good effort to bring me home with her.
Her most endearing traits. the world can be going to hell around her and she still works with me. the hounds strike a track she perks right up. and when those hounds tree she is hot on their ass and just as excited about it as they are. and this leaves me free to enjoy the day.
I'm not saying there isn't room for PRETTY horses. I feed some and deal with their issues. weak tendons' thin hides etc. would I buy her wrapped in one of those pretty hides hell yes! is she perfect no. so when she gets bred it will be with the intent of improving on her weaknesses and keeping her attributes.
I also believe in the same strategy with hounds. now women on the other hand I may place a little to much value in the chrome! I have my faults too.

[Majestic Tree Hound]

I CAN relate to your Double Standard between the 2 legged Critters and the 4 legged ones !! Good Post

[Brady Davis]

Pegleg...now you're opening a whole new can of worms Chrome on the two legged ones is much differet...You gotta like the chrome before you invest the time to learn of the abilities

[cat and bear]

[Brady Davis]

[Cooch]

[cat and bear]

My first thoughts is this, heck it doesnt matter what the hound looks like, if your happy great, you have to feed it. I've seen some very fine hounds, which was dam ugly, but got the job done in every way. I have a doctor buddy, which has half plott, walker crossed. Now that is just asking for ugly. But bottom line, they fit him, and are real bear dogs. Bumpkus is his lead dog,and fits his looks But as good of cold trailer as anyones. As for me, I do my best to breed for all the above and looks besides, which is possible. The old timers around here, kept some good looking dogs, for fast races, and I'm trying to continue what they built, as many of them folks has passed on, and my grandfather is now 82. We hunt bear, which differ's from western folks and lion. I've been breeding mostly for myself for over twenty years, I'm on my sixth generation of these dogs, and they fit me, and look good to. I've had several guys want to breed to these dogs, the first thing i want to see is her build, how she hunts, and then five generations on both sides, most guys cant offer the answers, good looking or ugly, along with all the trait requirements to catch game, your going to continue the looks also, to the next generation, depends on what you want to feed.

[houndnem]

[Brady Davis]

[artrodex]

why culling, give to some body who want take care of the dog

[Bearkiller]

[Mountainhound]