Quote Originally Posted by CA Jack View Post
Have to disagree.

There are a gazillion dogs that were "game tested" before a match ... who failed to show game in their matches.

Just because a dog had some kind of game test in school is NOT the same thing as a dog showing extraordinary gameness in a match ... anymore than a dog doing well in school is the same thing as winning a match

To say, "My dog should be considered 'a game match dog' because he was tested in school," can't possibly be taken seriously.

Do you honestly think Ozzie's Homer was "tested as hard in school" as what he had to show in his match?

Ummmmm, no.

Again, the minor level what many dogs are willing to go through "in school" does not in any way approach what they might have to face for real in a match ...

Jack
Very true, but as a whole everyone that says that they game test we as a whole think (30 mins) Is that not a game dog that will then be matched depending on his or her level of ability.

Homer displayed DEEP DEEP GAMENESS
Just as so many have showned to be DEAD GAME.
BSK Money bags beat a 4Xw his first time up in under 13mins killed him and popped his shoulder out and lost his next in almost 2hr and lost half his face doing so! That to me is a GAME DOG. Shows very high ability to finish and heart that say your going to have to finish me to win!

Maybe its time to change some of the mind sets that have been taught by the greats of yester year .(with no disrespect) Example the definition of a game dog should be looked at in depth such as we are doing
Example:
GAME DOG- one who shows no quit
DEEP GAME DOG-one who has went past what most matches are over with be it win or lose.
DEAD GAME DOG-one who takes his or hers death trying to win or one who has come close to death trying to win be it in 30 mins or 4hrs but it almost cost them their life.

Its hard to say one is not game just because he or she never had to go three or four hours.I would only be able to say," I dont know how game he or she is but they are a good one".
Also in no way is schooling or a game test going to deem one game or a match dog(in my eyes)but your eyes might tell you he or she is worth a match and in someone else eyes he or she might not be!
I'm merely stating that with the definition in todays and yesterdays of a GAME DOG its any dog that is bred for and or took to the box. (Not in my mind)
Example I remember going to a old timers who happen to be family house and seeing my first bulldog as a child I asked what kinda of dog is that and he answered a GAME DOG, now this dog was never matched and was his sons hunting buddy. Now was he not a game dog, by their definition of that time every bulldog was a GAME DOG and as time went on you heard more or it's GAME BRED.
One more definition that would have to be looked into deeply.

Just as you have stated most pass schooling and a game test only to pull up on show night. Just as some would show their ass off going a hour plus in a tuff roll only to have enough in 30 when its show time.
I say we here look into what we deem as a GAME DOG,GAME PLUG,DEAD GAME DOG,GAME BRED.