You certainly never got that idea from me.Originally Posted by FACE203
There are fans of this combination who feel this way, but while I am proud of the accomplishments achieved by members of this cross, I have never favored them "above all else." Therefore, even though there is no doubt that it was an excellent breeding combination, they just were not complete enough dogs as I personally prefer dogs to be. As mentioned in another thread, the best of the Poncho/Mayday dogs were rough, brutal dogs worthy of respect and admiration. However, with the exception of Ch Miagi, none of them was really all that tactical in its approach. They were just rough, tough, brutal dogs. At worst, however, they were dumb and not as dependably-game as some of the low-abilty dogs of other combinations.
I personally like smart athletes, not dumb bruisers. If I had to choose my favorite straight cross Poncho/Mayday dogs ... it would be some kind of toss-up between Hero, Mister, Poncho Jr, and ManO'War (as pups I liked Hero the best, and from what I heard he was also very smart) ... so, like I said previously, in narrowing "my favorites" down to just a few dogs, I am really short-changing the whole history of my yard ... as I have left out A TON of dogs I still wish I had ... and that were great dogs in their own rights.
That is what I don't like about these "What is the best?" kinds of questions, because just by answering you by default leave out a lot of great dogs.
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