And to spiral from there, back then it was easier to get help as a new guy. For two reasons, one it was a better time to be in the dogs, and two the new guy had to put out some actual effort to receive help/guidance.

I rode a bike 6 plus miles just to rake shit and haul water as a 15 year old. Back then a guy would have to drive a number of hours or a number of miles to interact with a dog man.

Now times are different. Everything is expected on the instant. Instant message, facebook, message boards, wirelss.free long distance.

It is hard to get a feel for a guy via the internet vs. him driving X-amount of hours and standing in your yard.

Basically times change.

EWO