Interesting post for sure. I have suspected this for a long time now. As I read and look throught old pics it seems clear to me that around the late 60s or 70s I guess the dogs started looking very different than those of the previous generation. Seems like about the time the new crop of breeders became prominent and Carver and Beaudroux became highly influential. No surprise after hearing about all the funny business specially with carver and his peds. I've always felt like carver in particular seemed like a guy who liked to experiment. Doesn't matter tho the dog is what it is i reckon and those dogs were badass anyway u look at it.