Quote Originally Posted by FrostyPaws View Post
Bolero, it's simply a matter of what you're there for. He was there to do his best to win. He's not the only person to ever prop a dog up and then lose. He could've just as easily WON with propping her up. She was still in the match at that time. You should pick up when you don't have a chance of winning not at the first sign of trouble. From the information given, his bitch was still in the fight and had a chance. When his bitch was no longer in the fight and had no chance, he did the right thing in picking her up.
I agree with all your posts. It's not like he had some dog he had no clue about he had a gyp he was working with going for her 5th. So he had good knowledge about the gyp and what she could take. Talk to him or anybody that was there and they will tell you that he did no wrong and even around 25min mark when his gyp really had took bottom because for the first 10 mins she was laying the boom before things evened up but around 25 his gyp really was on the bottom he told Chino that his bitch would weather the storm from Siega and then get back and finish her job as she has done her 4 previous wins, well a few mins later when he seen his bitch wouldn't make the comeback he picked up. Like Frost said you dont pick up at the first sign of trouble you pick up when you have no chance to win and when that became reality he picked up immediately. It was a rare show, and by rare I mean rare when two great dogs are in great condition and both going for something. It was game 7 of the World Series, you give your ace in your pocket an opportunity to win.