Originally Posted by
JohnnyBoy
I've heard from alot of oldtimers that the "RedDevil" blood is the actual line behind the RedBoy Blood .... What's everyone's input on this !
The reason why I'm asking is I use too run that RedDevil blood back in the day & also had some RedBoy ... and to be honest both lines had the same characteristics !!
I think the only guy trying to say that Redboy dogs = Red Devil dogs is Norrod.
Most of what I've heard about any "rumors" regarding Redboy was that he was a Hemphill-bred dog, but I have no way to verify any of this.
Ultimately, however, my feeling is this: it doesn't make any difference at this point, because enough generations have passed between when any of this was relevant, and now, that "knowing the answer" as to what was really behind Redboy would have no relevance worth speaking about in any dog living today.
So many people have had their "breeder's hand" in the mix, between the original Redboy and Red Devil, and the available dogs today, that "what was behind" either dog is utterly insignificant now.
The only actually relevant thing it would behoove you to know nowadays, has to do with pups on the ground NOW, and to know the answers to the question,
"Who bred them and why?"
Really getting a deep understanding of the answer to this question (
"Who bred them and why?") will give you a
much better indication of how any particular set of pups will turn out ... than will
never knowing the truth as to the answer to the time-worn question: "Who was really behind Redboy?"
Jack
PS: Nice avatar, JohnnyBoy. One of my early mentors, Lineman, actually owned Ablizin's Tiger for the first 4 years of his life. He was a cold dog, until Gerry let him go, and he started almost as soon as he changed yards.
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