
Originally Posted by
Macker
I've heared it said Norman Kemmer culled anything that didn't start up by 12 or 13 months and anything that fought the head, he wanted balls out chest dogs with loads of mouth and I think he achieved that. I believe he had a super record of 27 straight wins with 1 loss and then another 10 or 11 on the trot.
Just another example of knowing your line and what to look for.
We had/have some kemmer dogs and in there pure form they seriously lack durability, they were thick winded, they have paper skin and they're very hard to save after a show, nearly like they lack the will to keep going. I've heard stories of them dying from the cold in other countries.
When we crossed them back into our own stuff we started getting more durable types of dogs, we quickly learned how to tell as a young pup which ones would turn out like the kemmer type mainly by the fine skin. When you get to know your dogs and your line you get to know what to look out for in your pups.
My point being Mr Kemmer wanted a dog that got the job done fast but I think the line may have suffered in other areas, well the ones we had did anyway.