Quote Originally Posted by S_B View Post
The yes vote is pulling ahead slightly and re-reading the poll questions I can see why folks would cast that yes vote. To me the options are a bit tricky. Sure anyone attracted to these dogs wants gameness to be a prerequisite for any award given. But an award that is going out to a single individual in an entire calendar year should be based on more than just an extremely game bulldog.

Take for instance DBL GR CH Tornado...I've only had the pleasure of viewing some of her contests via recordings. There have been discussions among friends questioning her gameness. Here's what I have to say about that. Judging by what I have seen Tornado was an Ace, she may not have looked to some as being a brutal dog. But she would adapt to any style and bite you down. She did this all while making it look easy and did not take much damage getting there.

Was Tornado game? I say she absolutely was. Any dog that takes 10 keeps and faces 10 opponents is nothing less than game IMO. Now I don't know for sure if DBL GR CH TORNADO received DOY, I'd imagine she did...but I guarantee her gameness isn't what qualified her for that

The point I'm making using Tornado as an example is...maybe to some she wasn't game. But there is no denying that was one truly bad ass bitch who faced all comers and whipped them in convincing fashion! That is what set her apart from all others. That is what an award like DOY of the year means to me.

S_B
(Voted No)
Here's my thing on the gameness of any match dog. Before he or she has been hooked he or she went thru schooling right? Now that final test is called what?" A GAME TEST" now with that only beinging 30 plus mins ( a rule edge in stone by yester year) then every dog match has show to be GAME! The level of ones gameness is whats to be displayed on party night if you ask me.
Using the thread " picking up game in 10-20 mins" if what most have said, showing the willingness to keep pressing, is showing that you have some level of gameness,Maybe just lacked in abilty that night.

And anyone that has a fighting backround should have the up most respect for a DEEP GAME DOG as we know no matter how much you condition yourself 5-12 three min rounds is LOOONG and if your heart is not in it its night,night! Lol

If you think about it some dogs are game and never have to show how DEEP GAME they are because they have so much ability example GRCH shady Lady five shows with a total time of 37 plus mins she had to have had more time on her in schooling! Now was she a game dog in my mind yes. She past her 30 min game test. Now how deep was her LEVEL of gameness who can ever say unless they seen her pushed to the max.

Now some my disagree with this but if we have a super ability dog who never get put on his back or put behind in schooling with dogs his size then we get something a lilttle bit bigger and super ruff on him or her. Reason being is I want to see his or hers LEVEL of gameness once they are not in control! Im not going to leave them down till they lose a limb as i plan on matching him or her but I wanna see if your a TRUE GAME DOG one that thinks they can win even tho they are getting put behind. Then your corner, if the more he or she gets put behind by this bigger class mate and we get u back to said corner and the all thing they want to do is go back to work because in his or her mind they are going to win!!! Now that there put chills up and down my spain!