Quote Originally Posted by CRISIS View Post
the earliest i ws aware of i believe was written by gaboon trahan?? tahnks for posting TFX.....although....the rule of " a dog not needing to take hold onto a dead dog"...this is where im confused....is a dead dog considered the same as a "down" dog or does the dog need to be literally lifeless? before this rule is in effect?
Yes, and Trahan was around in the 20's. It is my understanding when Bob Hemphill went down there to Louisiana in the 20's he was instrumental in helping the local Cajuns hammer out these rules. Gaboon Trahan got the credit for writing them, but it was really a collaborative effort in capturing the way they had been doing dogs down there since the time of the Lightners and before.