I agree with Frosty as well. I do not know of the Lil Dick dog but would have to think there are lots out there like him and owners as well. One of the theories is the gas tank, they all get one, and some have better gas mileage than others. Some are sent to the well one too many times. Lil Dick was born to be CH. Lil Dick and for a time he was everything Ch. lil Dick was suppose to be, but in the end he was asked for more than he could deliver. If I had seen Lil Dick go, knew several of his littermates, parents, aunts and uncles go as well, and happy with what I saw, I would be the guy that bred to the "cur" Lil Dick.
There are so many variables in these dogs coupled with so many opinions on what defines a good dog that it is nearly impossible to all agree on any certain aspect within the dogs. I saw a dog go for his CH several years ago. He won. At the end it was not impressive to me at all. I was not a fan of the newly crowned CH. Then they told me he was 7, had been sold to them as a 2XW, no teeth, performance career over with, stud dog. They 'had' to check him out at 6 and they liked him enough to think 'CH' added to his value. To see what he did at 7, knowing the details, I was impressed with him as a dog, but his skills were eroded. At 8 he quit to a much younger dog. Poor decisions led to his demise. What he was never changed, but he was not allowed to become an old stud dog like he should have. EWO