Spot Pickers

[Officially Retired]

Earl Tudor was a top dog man in his day. He stated a match well made is a match well won. You are the Manager- trainer of your dog and know it's weakness and strengths. There are Ace class dogs, B class dogs and C class dogs. All could be deep game. But your B dog or C dog will not have much of a chance winning over a well conditioned Ace dog. You may win gamest in show but still lose your dog, money and the dog pulling event.
I understand about some spot picking or OTC pulls being shown as a win toward a championship. Still unless dogs are specified and you put the weight out there. It is what it is. Now if you know someone is definitely going to bring a Ace dog on you and your dog is not a Ace class dog. There is no shame in not matching your dog into a probable losing situation. Cheers

Well said, same as it's possible to enjoy a clubhouse fight between two good, solid boxers ... without being fooled into thinking either one is Championship caliber.

Jack

[FrostyPaws]

Well said, same as it's possible to enjoy a clubhouse fight between two good, solid boxers ... without being fooled into thinking either one is Championship caliber.

Jack

What's funny is that some of the good, solid boxers make it to Championship status simply due to them being good, solid dogs as opposed to the dog that just has one weapon in the arsenal.

[Officially Retired]

What's funny is that some of the good, solid boxers make it to Championship status simply due to them being good, solid dogs as opposed to the dog that just has one weapon in the arsenal.

Agreed.

Well-rounded dogs are always a threat because they have no glaring weaknesses. They may not be great at anything, but they are rock-solid and respectable at everything. So while they may be outclassed in some respects by a really gifted dog in that area, if that gifted dog has weaknesses in other areas, then ultimately he may be exploited by the proverbial Achilles' Heel.

I have always favored "good, solid" dogs in my program, trying to make extreme gameness and durability their distinguishably-excellent trait. Particularly in my earlier breeding career when I wasn't breeding so much for style, or speed, on top of all that ... but at first mainly for just really game, tough dogs. I have heard probably several hundred people over the years say my dogs had "no ability" ... because they did not razzle-dazzle anyone. In fact, many times my dogs faced other dogs that were much more devastating than they were ... but ultimately these "high ability" dogs lost to mine, precisely because these other dogs had weaknesses in too many other areas (particularly gameness, durability, and stamina). So, when the smoke cleared, mine were still there, ready and willing to go ... after these "high ability" dogs slowed down, got hurt & tired, and decided they had had enough.