Quote Originally Posted by skipper View Post
Some very nice dogs posted. Missy is absolute perfection. So is Macho. I prefer an athletic built dog. Strong and solid built but not so heavy set that movement is hindered. Very few of those bully type dogs have good natural air, something that's very important for me. Now some dogs are exceptions and freak of natures. But the average athletic built dog will most of the time outlast the average thicker built dog, and in my experience they aren't that much weaker either. This dog is staying at my yard at the moment. I really like his built. Got serious air without lacking in strength.
P.s I love to see those freaks of nature when all you can do is scratch your head thinking how the hell is that dog doing that.
Nice post, and thanks for the compliments. I wish I had Missy all over again. Her son Silverback was a pretty good-looking dog also. The only dog I have left, Amazon, is a granddaughter of 2 of my 3 best bitches, Missy and Jezebel (Jezebel herself being a daughter of Screamer). Amazon therefore has strong, matriarchal heritage ... and is not a bad-looking bitch either:


She has kindof a longish look in some angles, with a "high back end" like Evo mentioned ... and yet the classic "square" look of a true Poncho dog (that I like to see) in others.

Of key importance to me, structure-wise, is that Amazon also has a lonng, thick, powerful neck and heavy shoulders ... which are great for a head dog like she's born to be ... as well as for really rooting into the throat as I hope she turns out to be. A truly good head dog is STRONG and stops a dog in its tracks with its powerful head-hold ... and is hard to get to because of its long, thick, powerful neck ... itself anchored into a set of powerful shoulders.

I've not touched Amazon yet, and she's coming up on 3 years old, and is entering the prime of her life.

She certainly is bred to kick ass ... and she is also built to kick ass ... and I have little doubt she will ... if/when I ever decide to see for sure.

Those are fairly old photos and she looks even more powerful now ...

Jack