Quote Originally Posted by TFX View Post
Good point. We had a 2X winner many years ago. He won is first in a little under an hour, his second in 1:36, in a very tough deal, and then lost his championship bid to CH Tweaker in less than :50. The dog had shown much more gameness in the past not only in time, but fatigue, punishment, pretty much every aspect of being down than he showed in his loss. After he quit in that show, the dog was kept around to evaluate again. The next time, he didn't even last :30. It was like he was all used up. I think quitting broke the dog down spiritually and emotionally.

There's no exact science to this stuff, which is why the ones who consistently show they won't quit are very special dogs regardless of how they are bred. Many of them won't be able to produce that same package themselves with regularity, but they represent the breed well as individuals, and I just love a good, game dog.

This is what we all have to remember. Dogs aren't machines, and i think there is only so much a dog can handle. What I've noticed is that a dog is only worth what he did last time you looked at him. What if a dog gave you all his got in an outing. Do you really need to have that dog prove that again? There are many examples were dogs that showed deep gameness one time are broken psychological to the next and leaves you standing scratching your head.
Dogs would be easy if there was a right or wrong way in this.. Thank god it ain't...