CANDIDATES FOR DOY/GDOY 2015

[Officially Retired]

Jack I'll have to disagree with what you said about Titere. Though that last showing went over 2 hrs, Titere had no real struggle with Smokey. It was over long before the final bell rang. The opposition just refused to admit defeat and allowed their entry to be completely decimated.

That is what I thought the first time I heard about the match: Titere didn't struggle, it just went so long because the other side refused to pick up.

Regardless, Titere is Titere, and becoming an 8xW, which is something less than .0001% of any dog has ever done, is a qualifying accomplishment for being "the finest dog of the year."

Russian Bobby won over a talented 1x in his second showing well under the hour mark.

Thank you for the information.

But, to the person who mentioned him, sorry, that is not even close to qualifying for a DOY title.

A nice win, yes.

DOY Candidacy though? Not by a country mile.

Puma is a good 2x that is on the search for a third. In the first once he got his feet wet, there was no turning back, and the second was no contest from start to Quick finish.

Sounds like a really good prospect, but again DOY? Not hardly.

For number 2 there was controversy as he was supposed to be going into Ch Smoking Joe, but after everything was all said and done the guys said it was not Joe, but a look a like with the EXACT same markings.....
http://www.apbt.online-pedigrees.com...?dog_id=506523

It would be nice if you could take the time to enter the ped here, rather than post a link to that other site.

Don't worry, most people are too lazy to contribute, so you're in common company

Anyway, it's hard to say if the dog "really was" Ch Smokin' Joe.
A 1xW beating a Champion, to become a 2xW, is a helluva win, but again it is not really DOY Candidacy.
Now, if he beat a second Champion this year, to become a Champion, then that would truly be DOY Candidacy.

For example, last year Ch April II (3xW) would have won DOY here, were it not for the fact Gr Ch Titere beat a fellow 6xW and DOY to earn his 7th win.

In fact, I still feel guilty for not giving the DOY title to April ... because beating 2 Champions in 1 year ... one a 4xW in over an hour, the second Champion being an all-out-war in which April prevailed in over 3 hours ... is something so great and so special that it deserves DOY Candidacy and selection.

But a 1xW beating a Champion? I just can't get to DOY with that.
Especially a "gosh-it-was-supposed-to-be-a-Champion" ...

Jack