levels of gameness.

[EWO]

I think going to the well one too many times has ruined a lot of good dogs. The majority of my first time out dogs are there for a game check. I find small $$$ matches, get him in good shape and send him to that three way intersection. One he is a match dog. Two, he is a game dog that was outclassed and needs more work but has what I am looking for so I can breed to him down the road. Three, he does not fit either one or two. There are tons of dogs out there who are Ch. and Gr.Ch. that had harder times in school than they did on show night but school can't be counted as W's. But school has to be a major factor in deciding when enough is enough. I have heard it referred to as a gas tank without a gauge. Even when a dog has great gas mileage he will run out of one keeps driving. EWO