Months after our first conversation he got a hold of me again. He mentioned that he had reconnected with an old friend who he hadn't had contact with in some time, Northern Express. It will be interesting to see if they can continue the magic of that old blood. NE should be able to fill you in. The same individual also sent some gyps to the Lineman, those gyps or their decedents not sure which, ended up being bred to Bolio Jr. If I'm not mistaken. Very knowledgeable older timer who worked that blood first hand..

But again I'm just adding to your quality post on the Ouch dog and hoping to provide some further agreement that there were many talented dogs in Ouch's pedigree and that yes indeed Strega was a big part of the recipe of success even though she's overlooked due to the more impressive pedigree of El Dos Bits Cortaro. Which is a shame. Pedigrees are nearly meaningless without knowledge of the dogs that make them up. I know there are programs that allow one to add comments on each dog in the ped which would be helpful in cases like this.