Dog men of Yesterday

[No Quarter Kennel]

I think one of the best traits of highly-active old timers is knowing how to call a weight.

I knew an old-timer who had that down to a science. His selection methods were also superior.

He just knew a good dog when he saw one and could really peg the weight, so he's always have the biggest dog at the smallest weight.

He went into many "top conditioners" and beat their ass because he just knew a dog and would always come with the better dog who was bigger at the weight.

He never conditioned; only handwalked and let the dog drag a 15' chain on a hillside.

His motto was, "Jack, if my dog can't go at least an hour, hard, right off the chain, then I don't need that fucken dog."

Jack

The best dogman I personally know said the exact same thing about 2 weeks ago about his conditioning methods.

I think EWO said it right. Top dogmen of yesterday would be top dogmen of today as well.

However, I do NOT believe the conditioning methods of 50 years ago can compete with today's dogs. Just look at pictures. Dogs were conditioned for marathon fights, therefore, you got marathon fights. Dogs are brought in much stronger now days compared to way back then. Thus, not as many multi-hour matches.