. So i had to call his dad Finney clay, and tell him, his son was wanting to become a dam yankee, and better call him home quick, before it was to late. So boy oh boy, his alternative motives, may cloud his judgemnt, of my dogs. He keeps asking if I lined up that little honey, for a few private, speech therapy lessons, to try and loose that southern draw, but didnt mention, my dogs, or these good cheese curds we have 
papers or not he will still be a damn wolf at the end of the day. i will shock him so he wont eat hounds,and when the wolves take over i will blend right in. if you cant beat them join them. does anyone know where i can get a good treeing wolf these days or would a running one be better? 
cat and bear wrote: Perhaps, I'm old school, but i drug a lot of dogs out of the woods, to get their line, and back here, guys simply dont part, nor share their lines. Whats in their dogs, goes to the grave with them. ................. I am letting my stuff out to a select few in the east, but in general, the last litter, i sold two, private treaty two, and kept five. Call it selfish, I got thousand of dollars, trying papered or non papered junk, and whats in these dogs, this guy knows, and will take it to his grave.......
Nolte wrote:
A grade dog can only fall back on what it DOES, not what it's papers says it should do. Let's not forget that the majority of registeries keep track ONLY by it's parents and color. If there was a "game catching registery" I'd be all for it, but any record is only as good as what is reported.
Trueblue wrote:C&B,you stated that your goal with your breeding program is to "create a better hound".You also stated that very few of us will ever have the privilege of seeing one of your better hounds.cat and bear wrote: Perhaps, I'm old school, but i drug a lot of dogs out of the woods, to get their line, and back here, guys simply dont part, nor share their lines. Whats in their dogs, goes to the grave with them. ................. I am letting my stuff out to a select few in the east, but in general, the last litter, i sold two, private treaty two, and kept five. Call it selfish, I got thousand of dollars, trying papered or non papered junk, and whats in these dogs, this guy knows, and will take it to his grave.......
If you never have the intention of sharing your knowledge and the fruits of your labor with your fellow houndsmen,then why should we care what you choose to do or not to do with your breeding program.It seems to me that the only person your choices effect is you.My observation from reading this thread is........I don't believe you really care what anyone thinks in regards to papers or any other aspect of your breeding program.I think your initial request for opinions was just a rhetorical request.
As dads dog boy said, my knowledge of this breeding, is somewhere between, my sinusis, and ears. You have given me food for thought to put it on paper, for the day Im gone. I think this question, would be better answered by Finney clay, he will show you 18 of his crosses and pedigree history. Key word show. To my knowledge, there is five guys in place to continue his line and you wont get one, off them either. Why?kordog wrote:im gonna git me a wolf and hunt that