Over 15 years in the dog game.

[Acesaun]

Good point being made but there's one thing that I don't agree with is
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some people who call themselves "dogmen" sure ask a lot of questions and always seem to "need help" on a lot of different subjects as they pertain to dogs ...

You say this like it's a bad thing I don't care how long you been into these dogs you'll always have questions the only ones that feel they don't need answers from else where are the ones who are big headed.. Other than that good points made.

[R2L]

Works the other way too: some people are too show-happy, they run boatloads of dogs into the ground, treat them like shit, discard them when they can no longer win, and buy another dog with their drug money ... but don't know shit about diseases, medicine, breeding, nutrition, or anything else ... but they call themselves "dogmen" because they match lots of dogs

True that Jack

I don't care how long you been into these dogs you'll always have questions the only ones that feel they don't need answers from else where are the ones who are big headed.. Other than that good points made.

[Officially Retired]

Good point being made but there's one thing that I don't agree with is
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You say this like it's a bad thing I don't care how long you been into these dogs you'll always have questions the only ones that feel they don't need answers from else where are the ones who are big headed.. Other than that good points made.

I agree there is always room for new learning, however there is a "yes" and "no" as to whether or not a person is going to be "always asking questions."

As I just explained to R2L in private, I no longer ask breeding questions, for example, as I have bred deeper into my own line than 99.999999% of anyone who's ever bred any kind of dog, who's ever breathed the air, and I have answered virtually all of the breeding questions I have ever had ... and I have busted a lot of myths in the process. With the amount of time, effort, and breedings I have done ... producing winners in every generation ... all tracing back to the original dogs I purchased and first bred together ... I sure as hell am not going to be asking anyone "online" any breeding questions, ever, about "what to do" or "where to go" with any breeding I want to make with my own family of dogs. (But, because of how long and well I have bred dogs ... and the same family at that ... I will forever be asked questions on breeding dogs ...)

However, with new drugs always coming out, and the dosages forever changing on old drugs, there will always be something to learn ... not to mention continual advents in nutrition and conditioning ... so there will always be something to learn here too. In this case, I know enough people in dogs with truly deep knowledge in these regards, and so I know where to go on the instances where I seek clarification.

So, yes, there is always room to learn. However, if a person has 25 years in dogs ... and has already asked all the right questions early ... and has developed any kind of competence at all over the years ... his questions will start getting fewer and farther between ... and he will be answering more questions than he asks. As well he should

Jack