Quote Originally Posted by 5901 View Post
ear dogs are ok to me if they go elsewhere when they have the opportunity and cause damage. I lost ears to a straight ear dog ,wanted nothing but the ears but still came out with it minus ears ,time wise it took double the time from beginning to end then the dog ever saw which was the only worry. if a dog was on the nose and mussel for that long its over. to me thats why a ear dog is the least effective . just to clarify i like an ear dog but he has to go else where
1. No style wins 100% of the time; All styles can lose;
2. Tactically-speaking, he who controls the opponent's head (and therefore weapons) controls how much he gets bit;
3. The more control of the opponent's head, the less the dog gets bit; the lesser control of the opponent's head, the more the dog gets bit (basic logic);
4. It is harder to keep a face hold for a long time than an ear hold; a true ace ear dog has THE control of that head (especially if he stands perpendicular to the opponent);
5. That ONE dog of yours, who lost both his ears, and finally got to the ear dog, is a 100-1 exception;
6. Statistically-speaking, for every dog that can "do that" ... like your 1 dog did ... there are 100 that would QUIT to that first ... so we're talking about THE RULE not the "once in a lifetime" exception.
7. Also, your dog might have also had a thinner-than-usual hide ...
8. Ear dogs can "go elsewhere" like any other dog ... it's the absolute control of the head that they achieve which makes them special.

Jack