Quote Originally Posted by CA Jack View Post
The stage you set here is the classic example of what happens when people can't breed their own good dogs.

I would never "not know" what dog/line I was matching into

Although my matching experience was limited, there is no way I "didn't know" who/what I was matched into in the few matches I did have.

I spoke to all parties before the deal, I knew which dog (and what line) I was going into, etc.

IMO, anyone who has "someone else" hook a dog + weight for them is a moron ... with no control over anything.

I would NEVER (repeat, NEVER) match into an unknown person/dog ...

I would always talk to my opponents, and (just for conversation-sake) just talking dogs like dogmen, I would ask how my opponents' dogs were bred, what they'd done, etc. I always did this because I simply liked to talk dogs and was always interested to know what my opponents were bringing and why.

IMO, only someone who was brain-dead, and lacked basic human curiosity, would just "match weights" (like a robot), and would not care who/what they were going into ...
Not to mention the fact that anyone who doesn't first check who/what they were going into lacks basic self-preservation instincts (because not everyone who comes to dog deals is a dogman )

In the few times I did match, I always tried to go into top-shelf people (known to be honest, good sports, and to bring top-shelf dogs).

I would never just let someone else randomly "blind-date" match me and my dog into "any idiot" with "any dog" my weight ...

Jack
It happenes all the time. People do get ducked and also have very good dogs that get ducked. A way around that is to not say the dogs name or way he's bred to the opponent. Hook a weight and set the ff high so you dont just back out on show night when great dog so and so is brought to the scales. Hooking names does 2 things. Sets the stage for someone to be ducked or sets the stage for what could be a great show ie sandman/buck or titere/balboa. Say you hooked into a well known and respected dogman and you did happen to know what dog he was going to use before you guys put up the ff and set a date. If his dog gets hurt midway through the keep is he not alowed to get a replacement without you knowing the exact breeding and name of the dog?