Is This A Line Breeding or An out

[CYJ]

Ditto EWO, you hung around a lot longer than I did. You would know the real hard facts of what was what. Thank you as well for sharing.

In a little more detail, Mr. Truett said many of those dogs that Mr. Gainey put down were some of the best well tested stock he had culled through. Mr. Truett said he wished he could have bought some of them. No doubt Mr. Gainey could have got top dollar from some of those dogs.

IMHO, with the age Mr. Gainey was at. He was in a special forces of paratroopers that landed behind the German lines at Normandy. So had to be in his late 70's. Two of his sons were a big help in the working of his dogs. Was my understanding one of those sons got killed. With that grief to bear,could have been another reason to step away from the game. Some dog men would rather just put what is left of their dogs down than see them abused by other less competent dog persons that may be more partial to their own personnel dogs.

I do not think Mr. Gainey lived much longer after getting out of the dogs. Mr. Truett told me,while out with a friend at a Hardees ordering a breakfast. His friend went to get their coffee. Came back to his seat. Mr. Gainey looked to have just went to sleep. Had passed quietly without a sound. Mr. Gainey with a dog he worked and believed in. Could have gave ole Earl Tudor a run for his money. Cheers